174 RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS IN SWINE FEEDING 



Four tests were also made with hominy feed and tankage 

 compared with corn meal and tankage, mixed in the proportion 

 of 20 parts hominy feed or com meal to 1 part of tankage. 

 The average of the four tests shows the following: 



Average daily gain per head 



Meal consumed per 100 pounds gain. . 



Hominy feed 

 and tankage, 

 1.4 pounds 

 372 pounds 451 



Corn meal 

 and tankage. 

 1.2 pounds 

 pounds 



The results are summarized as follows : 



" Hominy feed produces more rapid growth on hogs than 

 does com meal." 



" Hominy feed produces gains on less grain than does com 

 meal." 



" As a general rule the high cost of hominy feed hinders 

 its more general use as a hog feed, and prevents its economical 

 substitution for com, except when the latter is very high in 

 price." 



It is also pointed out that hominy feed, like com, should 

 be supplemented by some feed high in protein, such as tankage 

 and skim-milk. 



Com-and-Cob Meal. — The Iowa Experiment Station re- 

 ports a test of corn-and-cob meal both dry and soaked, and a 

 summary of the results is given below. The test lasted 140 

 days. 



