Value of Various Feeding Stufs for Pigs. 



565 



to produce 100 pounds of gain. The lower value of this feed was 

 doubtless due to the oat hulls it contained. (189) 



860. Peas.— At the Utah Station, i Mills fed one lot of pigs on 

 ground peas and bran, and another upon corn and bran, equal 

 parts. The trial, which was conducted in winter, lasted 161 days. 



At the South Dakota Station, 2 Chilcott fed soaked peas to one 

 lot of pigs, and soaked corn meal to a second. The trial was con- 

 ducted during the fall, lasting 90 days, with results as follows: 

 Feeding peas to pigs — Utah and South Dakota Stations. 



In both cases peas proved superior to corn. (228) 



861. Kaffir corn At the Kansas Station," Georgeson fed red 



Kaffir- corn meal in opposition to corn meal and soja-bean meal, 



with the results given below: 



Feeding Kaffir-corn meal to pigs — Kansas Station. 



Feed. 



No. of 

 animals 

 on trial 



First trial. 



Kafflr-com meal 



Corn meal 



Second trial. 



Kafflr-com meal, shorts 



Corn meal, shorts 



f Kaffir-corn meal "I 



\ soja-bean meaL J 



§ com meal 1 



I soja-bean meal / 



» Bui. 34. 2 Bui. 38. 



Av. wt 



at be- 

 ginning 



Lbs. 



153 

 152 



Daily 

 gain 

 per 

 head. 



Grain 

 eaten. 



Lbs. 



1.37 



1.70 



.50 

 .80 



1.44 

 1.46 



Lbs. 



2,180 

 2,294 



1,188 

 1,477 



2.166 



2,048 



G^in. 



Lbs. 

 423 



191 

 306 



547 



654 



Grain 

 for 

 100 

 lbs. 



gain. 



Lbs. 

 515 



482 



• Buls. 53, 61. 



