178 RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS IN SWINE FEEDING 



states : " Even when fed to steers under the best of circum- 

 stances it may possibly, in the opinion of some feeders, be 

 associated with an unaccountable mortality among the hogs." 

 In summing up, he says: " The general consensus of opinion 

 is to the effect that if fed in no larger amounts than 2 to 3 

 pounds daily per steer, with as many hogs as steers in the 

 feed lot, all danger to the hogs is practically eliminated." 



Oat Feed. This by-product of the oatmeal mill sometimes 

 has a considerable feeding value, but, owing to the fact that 

 it often contains a large proportion of oat hulls, it is not a 

 very satisfactory feed to buy for swine. Experiments with 

 oat feed are not satisfactory, because the product is anything 

 but constant in composition. The same remarks apply to all 

 by-products of the oatmeal mill's, under whatever name they 

 may be sold. 



Brewers' and Distillers' Grains. Grisdale, of the Central 

 Experimental Farm, reports economical gains from " spirit 

 grains " when fed in combination with a meal ration. Gen- 

 erally speaking, these products are rather bulky and fibrous 

 for swine, unless used in limited quantity as a 'supplement to 

 a grain ration, in much the same way as alfalfa hay or roots 

 may be used. 



Sugar-Beet Pulp. In the wet state this product may be 

 regarded as similar in feeding value to roots, and may be em- 

 ployed in exactly the same way. The dried pulp is hardly a 

 satisfactory feed for swine. 



Beet-Sugar Molasses. Beet molasses is unpalatable and 

 generally unsatisfactory for swine. Bulletin 199 of the Cornell 

 Experiment Station reports apparent poisoning of hogs fed 

 beet molasses; and Utah (Bulletin 101) reports scouring, and 

 bad-flavored pork. 



Black-Strap Molasses. Texas Bulletin 131 reports a test 



