CHAPTEE XXXTTT. 



VALUE OF VARIOUS FEEDING STUFFS FOB PIGW. 



848. Corn meal compared with corn. — The question whether 

 corn shall be ground before it is fed to fattening swine is one of 

 great importance because of the vast quantity of this grain an- 

 nually used for this purpose. The subject has not received the 

 attention it merits from investigators at the Stations, only a few 

 trials being on record. Those reported in the following table are 

 upon the point in question: 



Feeding iheUed com in opposition to com meal — Kentucky, Missouri 

 and Ohio Stations. 



♦Kept. 1889. tBuls. 1, 10. J Kept. 1887. 



Averaging these trials, we find that 532 pounds of com meal 

 or 543 pounds of whole corn were required for 100 pounds of gain. 

 This shows that two per cent, only was saved by grinding. 



To secure more information on this subject, the writer began 

 investigations in 1896 with whole and ground corn for pigs, and 

 has completed four trials as reported on the following page. * 



Repta. Wia. Exp. Sta., 1896-97. 



