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more economical results than when a larger proportion 

 of peas is fed. 



Corn alone versus corn and soybeans. 



In Table CXIV, page 269, soybeans are shown to have 

 practically the same value as linseed-oil meal in corn 

 rations for fattening pigs. For further information, ex- 

 periments comparing corn alone and corn and soybean 

 meal are summarized in Table CLII. 



TABLE CLII. CORN ALONE VERSUS CORN AND SOYBEAN 

 MEAL 1 (Av. 3 Exps.) 



Fed against corn alone, the corn and soybean ration 

 increased the rate of gain by more than J pound daily 

 for each pig and reduced by 152 pounds the total amount 

 of feed required to produce 100 pounds of gain. As fed 

 in these experiments, 100 pounds of soybean meal with 

 corn has the value of 257 pounds of corn when fed alone. 



COTTONSEED MEAL 



Cottonseed meal should be regarded by all swine-men 

 as a highly dangerous feed. If given in limited amounts 



1 Skinner, Ind. Exp. Sta. Bull. 108 ; Wheeler, Kans. Exp. 

 Sta, Bull. 192 ; Good, Ky. Exp. Sta. Bull. 175. 



