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" A herd averaging 11 hogs was pastured for an average of 

 130 days for the seasons of 1908 and 1910, and produced an 

 average of 572.2 pounds of pork that could be accredited to 

 each acre of forage eaten. These experiments indicate that a 

 value of 98 cents may be obtained for each bushel of corn fed to 

 hogs pasturing on clover, when pork is worth 6 cents, and 

 when rent of land, taxes, labor, etc., are valued at $10.00 per 



acre. 7 ' 



Rape, Oats, and Clover. This mixture was sown at the 

 rate of 5 to 7 pounds of rape, % bushel of oats, and 6 to 10 

 pounds of clover per acre. The results are summarized as 

 follows : " A herd averaging 10 hogs per acre was pastured 

 on rape, oats, and clover forage for an average of 96 days 

 for the season's 1909 and 1910, and produced an average of 

 394 pounds of pork that could be accredited to each acre of 

 forage eaten. A value of 89 cents may be obtained for every 

 bushel of corn fed to hogs on rape, oats, and clover forage when 

 pork is worth 6 cents per pound, and when rent, labor, taxes, 

 etc., are valued at $10.00 per acre." 



8orglium. One test was conducted with sorghum forage. 

 The 'sorghum was sown with the grain-drill at the rate of one 

 bushel per acre. It is recommended to turn in the hogs when 

 the sorghum is 1% to 2 feet high, and to pasture about 12 

 hogs per acre. From July 6th, when the hogs were first 

 turned on the pasture, until September 21st, the hogs made 

 good gains, showing a profit of from $4.85 to $10.00 per acre, 

 and using from 2.73 to 4.24 pounds of grain per pound of 

 gain. About the middle of September a second growth started, 

 after which the hogs did not make profitable gains. The second 

 growth is believed to have a poisonous effect upon hogs. 



Cow-peas (Fig. 45) were sown broadcast at the rate of 1% 

 bushels per acre, and the hogs were turned in when the berries 

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