VARIOUS GRAINS, MEALS, AND BY-PRODUCTS 179 



In this test molasses proved lower in value than corn. Molas- 

 ses 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 Sta- 

 tion, 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. We would not expect such a wide difference in every 

 case where these feeds are compared. 



Cow-peas (Seed). The Alabama Station fed cow-peas alone 

 and in combination with corn against corn alone. The amount 

 of meal for 100 pounds gain in weight in two tests was as 

 follows: 



1st Test. Corn alone 487 pounds. 



Corn and cow-peas, equal parts 433 pounds. 



Cow-peas alone 481 pounds. 



2nd Test. Corn alone . 478 pounds. 



Corn and cow-peas, equal parts 395 pounds. 



At the South Carolina Station, corn fed alone required 602 

 pounds of meal for 100 pounds gain in weight, while cow-peas 

 required 491 pounds. 



From these tests we learn that cow-peas have a higher feeding 

 value than corn, but they show to greatest advantage when com- 

 bined with corn. As a supplementary feed with corn, cow-peas 

 apparently have a high value. 



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 

 peanuts of a yield of forty bushels would produce approximately 



