Other Cereal Grains for Growing Pigs 



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that emmer is somewhat less valuable than barley, prob- 

 ably due to its containing a high percentage of fiber. 



To give the best results in rapid and economical gains, 

 however, barley must be supplemented properly when fed 

 to growing or fattening pigs. This principle is illus- 

 trated by the results of an experiment conducted by 

 Faville l at the Wyoming Experiment Station as shown 

 in Table CXXV. 



TABLE CXXV. BARLEY VERSUS BARLEY PLUS MEAT-MEAL 

 FOR FINISHING FATTENING PIGS 



Barley rations for bacon-production. 



The work of Day at the Ontario Agricultural College 

 and Grisdale of the Central Experimental Farms at 

 Ottawa has demonstrated conclusively the superiority 

 of barley over all other cereal grains for the production 

 of bacon of the highest quality. Although corn produces 

 lard of good firmness, color, and texture, the results of 

 Canadian experiments generally show its inferiority for 

 the production of firm bacon. In Table CXXVI are the 

 results of experiments comparing barley and corn for 

 feeding pigs intended for bacon-production. 



1 Bull. 114. 



