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condition with three pounds of corn per head per day, 

 and if necessary with much less grain." 



SOME CONCLUSIONS 



From the Nebraska experiments of which the fore- 

 going gives the details the station authorities present the 

 following as among their conclusions, considered in the 

 light of their discussion. All pertain to feeding hogs 

 on alfalfa pasture or when alfalfa hay is supplied under 

 conditions comparable with those existing at the sub- 

 station at North Platte, Neb. : 



"A light grain ration is not the most economical for 

 growing pigs, unless under peculiar circumstances, when 

 alfalfa is abundant, grain very high in price, and market 

 conditions warrant holding the hogs. It seems probable 

 that two or more pounds of corn daily per each hundred- 

 weight of hogs is more profitable than a lighter ration 

 (Experiments Nos. i, 2 and 3). 



"Mature hogs thin in flesh may be expected to gain 

 about half a pound per head daily on alfalfa without 

 grain (Experiment No. 5). 



"Mature hogs, fed corn in a dry lot while being fat- 

 tened, required nearly one-half more grain to produce 

 100 pounds gain, and gave a daily profit of three cents 

 less per hog than similar hogs running on alfalfa pasture 

 (Experiment No. 8). 



"For fattening hogs that have access to alfalfa hay, 

 corn at 35 cents, barley 24 cents and emmer 19 cents per 

 bushel should give about equal profits. Under these 

 conditions, four bushels of barley are worth as much as 

 five bushels of emmer (Experiments Nos. 10 and 11). 



