Other Cereal Grains for Growing Pigs 281 



All these cereals are rich in carbohydrates, mostly 

 starch, and poor in protein and ash. With the exception 

 of oats and emmer, they are highly concentrated and 

 better suited to fattening than to growing animals. Al- 

 though similar in composition as expressed by the usual 

 chemical analysis, each possesses peculiarities in taste, 

 physical properties, and chemical make-up which affect 

 its usefulness as a swine-feed. 



BARLEY 



Perhaps barley is more widely used for swine-feeding 

 than any other grain. In Canada, Great Britain, and the 

 continental European countries, it is largely depended 

 on in the production of the finest quality of bacon. In 

 the West and Northwest, barley is generally used and 

 highly thought of, fed alone with supplements or in com- 

 bination with other grains. 



Barley versus corn. 



In Table CXXIV have been brought together results 

 of American pig-feeding experiments in which rations 

 containing barley were compared with those including 

 corn. In all cases both cereals were fed ground, and 

 commonly in the form of a thick slop. 



In every instance the pigs fed the corn ration made 

 faster gains than with the barley. Considering only 

 the three experiments in which a direct comparison of 

 barley and corn is possible, the gains made on the corn 

 rations were on the average 18 per cent faster than those 

 on the barley. For producing the same gain, 100 

 pounds of corn proved equivalent to 120 pounds of 

 barley. 



