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Mississippi Valley states it has been well received by the feeders, 

 especially in recent years ; yet when it comes to cost of pro- 

 duction in gain, published breed tests of experiment stations 

 make the Duroc-Jersey a comparatively costly feeder. Rommel 

 quotes the results of eleven different feeding tests at various 

 experiment stations, in which it is shown that it required 418 

 pounds of feed for 100 pounds of gain live weight by the Duroc- 

 Jersey, 49 more than were required by the Berkshire, 61 more 

 than the Poland-China, and 71 more than the Chester White. 

 At the Iowa Experiment Station, however, the cost for 100 



Fig. 236. Col. Gladness 13577, first-prize Duroc-Jersey boar at Ohio State 

 Fair, igo6. The owner refused S500 for this pig at the time of the show. 

 Owned and e.\hibited by A. E. Foster, New Salem, Ohio. Photograph 

 by the author 



pounds of gain with Duroc- Jerseys was ^2.27, compared with 

 $2.33 for the Berkshire and ^2.46 for the Chester White. In 

 several years of testing at the Ontario Agricultural College the 

 Duroc-Jersey more than held its own with the Poland-China. 



The Duroc-Jersey as a grazer seems suited to such pasture as 

 other breeds will do well on, and for this reason is a favorite to-day 

 with many farmers. On both blue grass and clover it thrives well. 



The slaughter test of Duroc-Jersey pigs is essentially typical 

 of that of the corn-fed hog of the Mississippi Valley. In feeding 



