344 SWINE IN AMERICA 



The second experiment was to test the value of Kafir- 

 corn meal and soy bean meal in comparison with corn 

 meal. Twelve pigs of Berkshire and Poland-China 

 blood, weighing from 52 to yj pounds (average 63 

 pounds) were full fed, three times daily, from November 

 7 to March 12, with meal that had soaked overnight or 

 longer. Owing to various circumstances, the original 

 plan of the experiment could not be carried out, but 

 from it all Professor Georgeson evolved this summary: 



1. Red Kafir-corn meal did not prove quite equal 

 to corn meal as a fattening food. The poor gains of 

 two of the lots were, however, in the main due to their 

 inferior feeding qualities. The Poland-China gilt in one 

 lot fed on Kafir-corn made a fairly good gain on this 

 feed. 



2. A mixture of two-thirds Kafir-corn meal and one- 

 third soy bean meal produced excellent gains. The soy 

 bean meal apparently corrected the defects of the Kafir- 

 corn meal in such a way as to make the mixture a de- 

 sirable feed. 



3. A mixture of two-thirds corn meal and one-third 

 soy bean meal gave slightly better results than Kafir-corn 

 meal and soy bean meal. The conclusion to be drawn 

 from this is that red Kafir-corn meal is not as good a 

 feed for hogs as corn meal, but that when either Kafir- 

 corn meal or corn meal is mixed with soy bean meal the 

 results are highly satisfactory." 



The table on page 345 in reference to these two Kansas 

 experiments is taken from "Feeds and Feeding," and the 

 succeeding paragraph is Professor Henry's comment. 



