200 RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS IN SWINE FEEDING 



(8) The results of 5 years' indicate that for fattening 

 hogs the way to feed alfalfa most satisfactorily is to feed it 

 without grinding or chopping. 



(9) In these tests 50 pounds of hay were worth more in 

 the ration than a bushel of corn. 



(10) The rations used in these tests are ranked in order 

 of merit as follows : 



1st. Corn and alfalfa hay in a rack. 



2d. 9 parts corn and 1 part chopped alfalfa. 



3d. 9 parts corn and 1 part alfalfa meal. 



4th. Corn alone. 



5th. 3 parts corn and 1 part alfalfa meal. 



6th. 3 parts corn and 1 part chopped alfalfa. 



7th. 1 part corn and 1 part chopped alfalfa. 



8th. 1 part corn and 1 part alfalfa meal. 



(11) It is recommended to feed the fine'st and brightest hay 

 possible. Hogs will not eat the coarse stems, 



REVIEW. 



1. How many pounds of pork were produced from a ton of alfalfa 

 hay? How does it compare with corn? 



2. In the Kansas trials how much pork was produced per acre of 

 alfalfa? 



3. Mention three or four ways of feeding alfalfa. 



4. Give the value of rape as green feed for pigs. 



5. How does rape compare with clover? With alfalfa? With soy 

 beans ? 



6. Tell of the values as pasture of clover, of timothy, of vetch, of 

 blue grass. 



7. What is the value as a pasture mixture of rape, oats, and clover? 



8. Tell of the relative values of first and second growth sorghum. 



9. How may soy beans and cow-peas be used as forage for hogs? Will 

 it pay? 



10. Tell of the results of " hogging off " rye. 



11. Give four conclusions in the trials with various forage crops. 



12. Tell of the methods and results in using Jerusalem artichokes. 



13. Compare pasturing with soiling methods for swine. 



14. Tell of the needs for grains when hogs are on pasture. 



15. Give the most important points in the results of the Nebraska 

 trials with different forms of alfalfa. 



