Value of Varum* Feeding Stuffs for Figs. 



567 



863. Cowpeas. — At the Alabama Station, ^ Duggar fed lots of 

 four Essex pigs each upon corn, cowpeas, or a mixture of the 

 two, for a period of sixteen weeks, with the results given in the 

 table: 



Feeding com or couopeas, or equal mixtures of the two — Alabama 



Station. 



Av. wt. 

 at be- 

 gin- 

 ning. 



Feed 



Gram. 



Feed 



for 100 



lbs. 



gain. 



Lot I, com 



Lot II, cowpeas , 



Lot III, J corn, ^ cowpeas 



Lbs. 



58 



Lbs. 



844 

 954 



Lbs. 



173 

 198 

 210 



Lbs. 



487 

 481 

 433 



The above shows that com and cowpeas were practically equal 

 for producing gain, while a mixture of the two proved superior 

 to either alone. (108, 230) 



864. Rice meal. — At the Massachusetts Station, » Lindsey tested 

 the value of rice meal for pig feeding in the following manner: 

 A litter of six ten-week-old pigs was divided into two lots of three 

 each. The first lot was fed rice meal, and the second corn meal, 

 both getting skim milk in addition. The result of the trial was 

 as follows: 



Feeding rice meal and corn meal to pigs — Massachusetts Station. 



This trial shows that, when fed in connection with skim milk, 

 rice meal has practically the same value as com meal and skim 

 milk. (191) 



865. Pigeon-grass seed. — Two trials were conducted by the 

 writer at the Wisconsin Station ^ with pigeon -grass seed screened 



1 Bui. 82. * Rept. 1897. » Rept. 1894. 



