VARIOUS GRAINS, MEALS, AND BY-PRODUCTS 



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under exceptional circumstances that it can be counted among 

 feeds for swine. 



The Wyoming Station secured better gains for feed con- 

 sumed from wheat than from corn in each of two tests, reported 

 in Bulletin 74. 



Frosted Wheat. In some years, considerable of this 

 product is placed upon the market. In the northern belt, wheat 

 may be sufficiently injured by frost to render it unfit for 

 milling, and yet be practically equal to sound wheat for feeding 

 purposes. Frozen wheat varies much in character, depending 

 on the degree of maturity reached by the grain before frost. 



In his evidence before the Committee on Agriculture, J. H. 

 Grisdale, of the Central Experimental Farm, Canada, gives 

 details of swine feeding experiments with frozen wheat, fed 

 alone and combined. This table brings out the main points: 



Character of Ration. 



Average weight 



of pigs at 

 commencement 



Average 

 daily 

 gain. 



Pounds meal 



per 100 pounds 



gain. 



Ibs. 



Lot 1. No. 1 frozen wheat 2 



parts, shorts 1 part 99.1 



Lot 2. No. 1 frozen wheat 2 



parts, corn 1 part 76. 



Lot 3. No. 2 frozen wheat 2 



parts, corn 1 part 118.2 



Lot 4. No. 2 frozen wheat only 140 



Lot ,5. No. 2 frozen wheat only 85 



Lot 6. No. 2 frozen wheat 2 



parts, barley 1 part 104.1 



Lot 7. No. 1 frozen wheat 2 



parts, oats 1 part 112.1 



Lot 8. No. 1 frozen wheat 2 



parts, oats 1 part 74.2 



Lot 9. No. 2 frozen wheat with 



3 Ibs. skim-milk daily per pig 99. 



Lot 10. No. 1 frozen wheat only 1-50.4 



Lot 11. No. 1 frozen wheat only 96.3 



Lot 12. Equal parts No. 1 froz- 

 en wheat, No. 2 frozen wheat, 



and corn. . . 124.8 



Ibs. 

 .76 



.77 



1.03 



1.23 



.71 



.81 



1.02 



.66 



.86 

 .94 

 .79 



.94 



390 

 370 



390 

 360 

 380 



410 

 390 

 390 



340 

 410 

 390 



470 



