FISH MEAL AS A STOCK AND POULTEY FOOD. 15 



Lot 5. — Ration: 9 parts corn meal, 1 part tankaare — Continued. 



Daily gain per pig dollars. . 2. 00 



Total grain fed do 910 



Average gi-ain eaten per pig daily do 8. 13 



Grain per 100 pounds gain do ♦ 462 



Cost of 100 pounds gain dollars. . 6. 76 



The lot fed corn meal, middlings, and fish meal during the finishing period 

 did not consume as much feed as the lot fed corn and fish meal or the lot fed 

 corn meal and tankage. The cost of producing 100 pounds grain in the lot fed 

 corn meal, middlings, and fish meal was 72 cents less than in the case of the lot 

 fed corn meal and tankage ; both lots, however, were about equal with respect 

 to the average gain per pig during this period. The lot fed 9 parts of corn 

 meal and 1 part of fish meal made a better showing than either of the other 

 lots in the rate of gain, pounds of feed fed per 100 pounds gain, and the cost 

 of 100 pounds gain. 



CONCLUSIONS. 



From this experiment the conclusion is justified that fish meal is a very 

 effective supplement to a grain ration for pigs. Hogs relish it and are extremely 

 tond of it, principally because, like tankage, it is a flesh product. 



In this experiment fish meal was superior to tankage in all comparisons, 

 although the average daily gains and rate of gains in all three lots used in 

 the experiment were exceptionally good. 



Where fish meal can be obtained conveniently at a reasonable price and in 

 suitable quantity it has a very considerable value in hog feeding. - 



The results of these feeding tests, which were highly satisfactory 

 in all respects, indicate the value of j&sh meal as a supplementary 

 feed. 



The pigs which were fed fish meal received it during the growling 

 period at the rate of 0.5 pound per head per day, and during the fat- 

 tening period they received this meal at the rate of 0.85 pound per 

 head per day. They made greater gains and at a less cost than those fed 

 a ration containing tankage as a supplement. The animals relished 

 the fish meal and maintained a thrifty growth, and were never off 

 their feed during the entire time of the test period. 



The pen of hens was fed on fish meal in the proportion of 20 per 

 cent of the weight of the mash. During the period of the experiment, 

 which was not completed at the time this was reported, there was a 

 slight advantage in the actual yield of eggs in favor of the meat 

 meal. No taint or flavor of fish was at any time detected in the eggs 

 from the hens fed on fish meal. 



Dairy cows fed on a ration containing fish meal, compared with 

 cows fed on a similar ration in which fish meal was replaced by 

 cottonseed meal, gave a greater yield of milk, but it contained a 

 lower percentage of butter fat. However, the total amount of fat 

 obtained was approximately the same in both cases. There was no 

 detrimental effect on either the milk or the butter from feeding the 

 fish meaL 



