180 RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS IN SWINE FEEDING 



peanuts of a yield of forty bushels would produce approximately 

 $18.40 worth of pork at $6.25 per 100 pounds. Peanuts 

 and corn combined produced much more rapid gains than 

 peanuts alone. The quality of pork produced by peanuts was 

 much inferior to that produced by corn." 



Peanuts contain a high percentage of protein, and this 

 fact renders them suitable for feeding with corn, which is 

 deficient in protein. Peanuts also contain a high percentage of 

 oil, which probably accounts for their injurious effect upon 

 the quality of the meat It would seem, therefore, that peanuts 

 are most suitable for young, growing hogs, but that they should 

 not be fed to hogs during the finishing period. 



Rough Red Rice. The Texas Experiment Station (Bul- 

 letin 135) fed rough red rice with cottonseed meal, and with 

 alfalfa meal, as compared with corn chop fed in a similar 

 manner. The conclusion drawn by the author is that ground 

 rice is about equal to corn chop when fed with cottonseed meal, 

 and better than corn chop when fed with alfalfa meal for pork 

 production; and that ground rough red rice is an economical 

 ration for fattening hogs. 



Rice By-products. Rice hulls are very woody, and are of 

 very little use for any animals, but are especially objectionable 

 for swine. Rice bran and rice polish have considerable feed- 

 ing value, but, since any feed made up from rice by-products 

 is apt to contain a considerable proportion of hull, feeders are 

 inclined to look upon these feeds with suspicion. The South 

 Carolina Experiment Station compared rice meal and skim- 

 milk with corn meal and skim-milk for pigs, and obtained 

 results slightly in favor of rice meal. The rice meal is stated 

 to consist largely of rice flour, rice polish, and rice bran. At 

 the Massachusetts Experiment Station, rice meal and milk 

 proved practically equal to corn meal and milk for pigs. 



