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with ground corn compared with ground corn and black-strap 

 molasses. Three groups of hogs were used. Lot 1 was fed 

 equal weights of ground corn and molasses. Lot 2 was fed 

 two parts ground corn to one part of molasses by weight. Lot 3 

 was fed ground corn alone. There were eight hogs in each 

 lot, and the test lasted 91 days. The average weight of the 

 hogs at the commencement of the test was approximately 120 

 pounds each. Ground corn was valued at $28.20 per ton, and 

 molasses at $16.66 per ton. 



The average daily gain per hog and cost of gain were as 

 follows: 



Average Cost 100 



daily gain. Ib. gain. 



Lot 1. Corn and molasses, equal parts 9 pound $10.75 



Lot 2. Corn 2 parts, molasses 1 part 1.45 pounds 7.53 



Lot 3. Corn alone 1.66 pounds 7.36 



In this test molasses proved lower in value than corn. It 

 is pointed out in the bulletin that molasses is poor in protein, 

 and would likely have given better results if fed with a feed 

 richer in protein than corn. 



Sorghum Seed. In a test at the Nebraska Experiment 

 Station, one bushel of corn proved equal to nearly one and one- 

 half bushels of sorghum seed for feeding hogs. Chemical 

 analysis would indicate a lower feeding value for sorghum 

 seed than for corn, but not such a wide difference as the 

 Nebraska experiment shows. It would scarcely be safe to 

 expect such a wide difference in every case where these feeds 

 are compared. 



Spanish Peanuts. The Texas Experiment Station com- 

 pared Spanish peanuts with corn, feeding the peanuts alone 

 and in combination with corn. The results are summarized as 

 follows : " Spanish peanuts fed alone yielded a larger gain 

 than corn fed alone. The results indicated that an acre of 



