OREGON FARMER 



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on alfalfa hay. They are given all the alfalfa they can be persuaded 

 to eat, which will be about 40 pounds per head daily. Upon this 

 feed they will gain from 1 to 2 pounds per day and at the end 

 of from 3 to 5 months will show a fair degree of finish and will be 

 sent to market. This industry makes a market for thousands of 

 tons of good alfalfa hay, besides returning the manure to the land 

 and providing Western markets with good beef at the time when it 

 is most needed. A few feeders use a little grain in connection 

 with the alfalfa, usually from 5 to 10 pounds per day. The use of 

 grain, however, is very much the exception and most of the feeders 

 use nothing but hay. 



HOGS. 

 STATISTICS ON HOGS 



DISTRIBUTION OF SWINE 



. PREPAREOBY THE DEPARTMENTOfANIMALHUSBANDRY 



*EGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



218,000 HEAD IN OREGON 



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