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a ration of 8 parts corn chops to 1 part cottonseed meal. (Fig. 

 58.) 



When tankage was used in place of cottonseed meal, better 

 results were obtained, but the ration was more expensive. 



A ration composed of equal parts corn chops and shorts is 

 also commended. 



If one were disposed to criticize the recommendations made 

 in the circular, it would be in connection with the amounts of 

 meal recommended in the supplemental feeds on pasture. One 



Photograph from Dr. E. M. Ranck, Mississippi Agricultural College. 



FIG. 57. A patch of field peas can be seen through the bars of the gate. One can get 

 an idea of the amount of pasture by comparing the height of the peas with that of the mature 

 sow shown in the foreground. The sow appears to be in ideal breeding condition. 



per cent of meal, that is to say one pound of meal for each 100 

 pounds live weight of the hogs, looks like a rather light meal 

 allowance for growing or fattening hogs. The reader is es- 

 pecially referred to the discussion under " Amount of Grain on 

 Pasture " in Chapter XXII. 



Results in Alabama. Bulletin 143 of the Alabama Station 

 gives results of three years' experimental work with swine. The 

 following points are taken from the summary of results. 



When corn was used alone as a ration for fattening hogs, 



