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and required 398 pounds of dry matter per 100 pounds of gain. This lat- 

 ter lot did not do quite as well as Lots I and II, indicating possibly that the 

 lack of alfalfa may have sHghtly checked growth, but the difference was 

 so shght as not to warrant one in drawing any positive conclusions. The 

 combination of corn meal, alfalfa, velvet bean feed and peanut meal gave 

 as satisfactory results as corn meal and tankage, and indicates that some 

 20 per cent of velvet bean feed, when properly combined, can be used as 

 a component of the ration for growing pigs. 



A ration containing 40 to 50 per cent of velvet bean feed together with 

 corn meal (Experiment I) proved unsatisfactory and its use in such 

 amounts is not recommended. 



F. Velvet Bean Feed for Horses. 



Velvet bean feed of good quality was fed to two farm horses for a period 

 of three months, comprising some 18 per cent of the daily grain ration, 

 which was as follows : — 



Grain Mixture. 



Pounds. 



Oats 100 



Corn 140 



Wheat bran 40 



Velvet bean feed, ........... 60 



The horses received from 17 to 20 pounds daily of the mixture, did regu- 

 lar farm work and maintained their live weight. Velvet bean feed, if dry 

 and free from mold, can be used in the amounts indicated with safety.^ 



Velvet bean meal (beans minus pods) would undoubtedly prove better 

 suited as a feed for pigs and horses. 



1 For a fuller report, see Bulletin No. 188, pp. 259-262. 



