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corn (with the milk) to make a pound of pork. Those 

 receiving wheat gained 1.02 pounds per day, and it re- 

 quired 3.67 pounds of w r heat (with the milk) to make a 

 pound of pork. It is easy to figure out these rations 

 arithmetically, and count the cost. The pigs were 

 less than three months old at the beginning of the 

 experiment. 



As bearing upon the question of grinding corn or 

 feeding it whole, the Wisconsin station found that it 

 required 459 pounds of corn-meal or 499 pounds of 

 whole corn to make 100 pounds of pork. In each case 

 some middlings were used, in order to make a better 

 ration. Practical experience favors grinding the cob 

 and feeding it with the corn, as compared to feeding 

 ground corn alone. 



Feeding sheaf wheat was shown by the Oregon sta- 

 tion to be less profitable than feeding the threshed grain. 



Pigs are very fond of wheat middlings, and the 

 Wisconsin station proved economy in the use of a 

 mixture of middlings and corn-meal, as compared to 

 either alone. The Maine station showed wheat mid- 

 dlings to be far superior to wheat bran for pigs. 



The Alabama station found bran to be an unsuit- 

 able food for hogs, when used in large amounts. 



The Wisconsin station proved barley meal to have 

 a high value for feeding pigs, but somewhat less than 

 corn. Ground oats is superior in feeding value to 

 whole oats. Oats fed with corn makes an excellent 

 food for pigs. 



In experiments with peas, at the Utah and South 

 Dakota stations, this food was found to be superior to 

 corn. The Alabama station found corn and cow peas 



