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of the deaths have occurred soon after the animals zvere 

 taken off cottonseed meal and placed upon a ration 

 which contained no cottonseed meal. This suggests that 

 cottonseed meal may be stimulating in its effects — 

 similar to the action of certain drugs — and when re- 

 moved suddenly from the animals that death may occur 

 through depression. 



Tankage, a packing house by-product, proved an ex- 

 ceedingly satisfactory feed to supplement corn. In fact, 

 it was almost as satisfactory as cottonseed meal, and 

 has the advantage over cottonseed meal in that there is 

 no danger in feeding it. 



When corn was supplemented with one-half cowpeas 

 (the seed) the results were more satisfactory than when 

 corn was used alone, valuing the cowpeas at 80 cents 

 per bushel. The peas were used profitably until they 

 reached a price of $1.05 per bushel. 



As a whole, peanut pasture was found to be more 

 useful than any other tried. Notwithstanding that the 

 peanut pastures were not good two years out of the 

 three, they still gave excellent results. Pork was made 

 at a good profit when peanut pasture was used with corn. 



Mature sorghum pasture has very little to recom- 

 mend it as a feed lor fattening swine. Both the gains 

 and the financial outcome were unsatisfactory. 



When the sorghum was cut and carried to the hogs 

 the results were better than v/hen the hogs were made 

 to graze the crop. 



