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Pork Production 



Limited versus full feeding on soybeans. 



At the Alabama Experiment Station 1 the feeding value 

 of soybeans as a forage crop was studied in experiments 

 covering three seasons. The results of these trials, 

 averaged, are shown in Table LII. The pigs were in 

 growthy condition weighing 40 to 45 pounds at the be- 

 ginning of the grazing periods, and possessed some im- 

 proved blood of the common lard breeds. In each year 

 the pigs were turned in about three or four weeks before 

 the beans themselves were ready to use, or about one 

 week after full bloom. The object was to begin grazing 

 early enough so that the leaves would not be lost, yet 

 late enough to permit most of the pods to fill. To handle 

 the crop successfully in this way, the authors cautioned 

 against heavy stocking at first. 



TABLE LII. SOYBEAN FORAGE FOR PIGS (Average of 3 years) 



This is a demonstration in the possibilities of economical 

 pork-production in the South. The value of this crop 



1 Bull. 154. 



2 Corn at 70 cents a bushel ; pasture at $8.00 an acre. 



