﻿14 BULLETIN 1143. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGBICT7LTURE. 



RESULTS IN 1920. 



HVE. 



A late spring in 1920 delayed opening the pasture season on rye 

 until May 28. The rye al this tune averaged about 12 inches in 

 height and whs well jointed. Because of the advanced stage of the 

 crop and the late season 1 5 fall pigs were used instead of 10. These 

 pigs weighed 1,627 pounds when placed on the pasture. 



The forage grew too fast to be controlled by grazing, and by June 11 

 the hogs had confined their feeding to small closely pastured areas. 

 and the rest of the crop was heading. After clipping with a mower 

 on June 1 1 sufficient moisture was available to send out a new growth 

 of rye. Some of this grew to a height of 1 inches before the entire 

 plat was cleaned up. When the stock was removed on July 9 no 

 forage remained. 



During the 42-day period a gain of 270 pounds was made by the 

 pigs. The gain per animal averaged 0.43 of a pound per day. The 

 corn ration fed totaled 1,512 pounds, which was at the rate of 5.6 

 pounds of corn for each pound of gain. # 



Rye on the check plat was somewhat damaged by a hailstorm on 

 July 4, and when thrashed on August 23 it yielded but 14.1 bushels 

 of grain per acre. 



PEAS. 



When placed on the acre of peas on July 9 the 15 pigs from the 

 rye plat weighed 1,897 pounds. 



The hailstorm which damaged the check plat of r}~e on July 4 

 reduced a very promising pea crop bj T at least one-half. Practically 

 all the peas were stripped from the vines and many of the vines 

 themselves killed. 



During the first two weeks of the pasture period a total gain of 

 15S pounds was made, but during the last 7 days a loss of 11 pounds 

 was recorded for the lot. The 21-day period, therefore, showed a 

 gain of only 147 pounds, or 0.47 of a pound per pig per day. Corn 

 weighing 800 pounds was consumed, or 5.44 pounds of corn for each 

 pound of gain. This was practically double the corn ratio and 

 about half the average daily gain recorded for the plat in previous 

 years and shows to some extent the value the seed in the peas may 

 have as a part of the pea pasture. 



The acre check plat of peas yielded 2.2 bushels of grain. A large 

 percentage of this yield was made up from second-growth pods, the 

 first pods having been destroyed hy nail. 



BARLEY. 



Xew barley seed of the Success variety was secured for the pastur- 

 ing work in 1920. The resulting crop was very satisfactory, no 

 bearded barley whatever appearing in the stand. 



The 15 hogs from the pea plat were moved to the plat of barley 

 on July 30. The crop was in the soft-dough stage and just beginning 

 to turn. The forage appeared to be very palatable and was readily 

 eaten. During the first few days the animals seemed to find the 

 leaves and straw satisfactory grazing. 



Pjy August 10 the barle\ had been consumed and the pigs were 

 removed. A total gain of 135 pounds was made during the 11 day.-. 

 or an average daily gain of 0.82 of a pound per pig. The acre check 



