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gain. In addition, a larger amount of tankage was eaten 

 for a given gain in the ration containing the larger pro- 

 portion of oats. The two Wisconsin experiments suggest 

 what general practice has confirmed, viz., that oats must 

 be ground for best results. 



Like other grains, oats vary considerably in feeding 

 value. As a rule, that produced in Canada and the 

 northern states is heavier and consequently higher in 

 feeding value than that grown farther south. 



KAFIR, MILO, CANE 



Feeding experiments generally have shown that kafir, 

 milo, and cane, or sweet sorghum, are not as efficient as 

 corn. Because of the adaptability of these crops to 

 semi-arid conditions, however, their usefulness in pork 

 production is large. 



Kafir versus corn. 



Wheeler 1 at the Kansas Station conducted two short 

 experiments in which kafir meal and corn-meal were 

 compared for fattening pigs in the dry lot. In each test 

 the grains were supplemented with ground soybeans. 

 The figures in Table C XXXVII show the averaged 

 results. 



These results indicate that kafir ranks close to corn as 

 a fattening feed. The difference here shown, however, 

 would probably have been more favorable to the corn 

 ration if the amount of feed in one of the experiments 

 had not been limited. Kafir as a rule is less palatable 

 than corn, and with unrestricted rations, considerably 

 more corn than kafir is consumed. 



* Bull. 192. 



