120 



EXPERIMENTS IN PIG FEEDING 



TABLE YIIL 



Financial Summary for the Two Periods. 



Lot and Kind of Feed. 



O 



T nt \ I ^i^"^^' 99 days, fermented bran, 

 ' I Following 21 days, cornmeal, 



First 99 days, nnfermented 

 Lot B, \ bran, 



Following 21 days, cornmeal, 



First 99 days, bran and corn 



meal, equal parts, 

 Following 21 days, cornmeal, 



LotC 



T ,-.t T» !i Whole period of 120 days, corn 

 ^"^ ^' meal. 



272 



286 



283 



410 



$10.35 JO. 0380 ; $1496 



g4-61 



11.52 



9.70 



13.61 



.0392 



15.73 I 4.21 



.0343 I 15.57 1 5.87 



.0332 



22.55 



8.94 



It will be seen at once in consulting the table that the 

 greatest market valiie was from the cornmeal-fed lot, as was 

 also the greatest profit produced at the least cost per pound. 



The bran-cornmeal lot was materially below this, but 

 slightly in excess of the bran-fed lots. 



It should be noted that the greater part of the gain for 

 food consumed in the bran-fed lots was made during the sec- 

 ond period, when cornmeal was fed as the only grain feed. 



CONCLUSIONS FROM THIS EXPERIMENT. 



1. There is but little gained in fermenting bran for pig- 

 feeding. 



2. Bran is undesirable as a feeding stuff for pigs, fed either 

 alone or in combination with cornmeal. 



EXPEEIMENT NO. III. 



EAR CORN COMPARED WITH GROUND CORN AND COB FOR PIGS. 



The practical question arises as to the economy of grinding 

 corn for pig feeding. AVhen we consider that millers charge 

 eight cents per bushel for grinding and add to this the cost 

 of hauling corn to and from the mill, the question becomes 

 one of considerable importance. 



This led us to divide the available corn we had into two 

 equal quantities; one half was taken to the mill and ground, 

 grain and cobs, the other half was reserved whole for feeding 

 in comparison with that which was ground. 



