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Feeds and Feeding. 



858. Oats. — At the Wisconsin Station, ^ the writer conducted 

 trials with whole and ground oats fed with com meal to pigs, 

 with results shown in the table: 



Feeding whole and ground oats with com meal to pigs — Wisconsm 

 Station. 



We learn from the above that the best returns were secured 

 when feeding a ration consisting of one- third ground oats and 

 two-thirds com meal. Whole oats gave poorer returns than ground 

 oats. The feed requirements for 100 pounds of gain in both trials 

 where ground oats were used were very low, and show the high 

 value of this grain for pig feeding when ground and fed in com- 

 bination with corn meal. (186-7) 



859. Oat feed. — Oat feed was tested at the Massachusetts Sta- 

 tion ^ by Liudsey. Six grade Chester White pigs from the same 

 litter were divided into two lots, with four pigs in the first and 

 two in the second. One lot received oat feed, the other corn meal, 

 both getting skim milk, with the following results: 



Oat feed in comparison tvith com meal — Massachusetts Station. 



Total feed. 



Milk. Meal 



Gain. 



Feed for 100 lbs. 

 gain. 



MUk. Meal. 



Four pigs getting oat feed.... 

 Two pigs getting com meal. 



Lbe. 



5,389 

 2.695 



Lbs. 



435 



Lbs. 



377 

 225 



Lbe. 



1,429 

 1.198 



Lbs. 



231 

 193 



About 20 per cent, more oat feed than com meal was required 

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