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pensive than those obtained from any of the other rations. 

 The tests during two winters showed that a fattening ration 

 should contain less than half alfalfa, but a ration of half 

 alfalfa and half com was found quite satisfactory for wintering 



brood sows. 



(2) "When half the ration consisted of alfalfa, alfalfa meal 

 gave faster gains with less grain than chopped alfalfa, but the 

 difference was not enough to pay for the extra cost of the 

 alfalfa meal. 



Fig. 46A. — Side view of alfalfa rack for swine. 



Fig. 46B. — End view of 

 alfalfa rack. 



The rack is made of l"x 4" stuff. It is 3 feet high, 6 feet long, and 16 inches wide. The 

 topis open, the ends solid, and the four-inch slats have four-inch spaces between them. 

 The trough along each side is 4 inches deep, and extends 7 inches beyond the bottom of the 

 rack. (Col. Bui. 146.) 



(3) The average of four tests with 160 pigs showed that 

 rations containing one-fourth alfalfa produced slower gains 

 than a ration of com alone, or of 9 parts of com and 1 part 

 of alfalfa. It would seein that a ration containing one-fourth 

 alfalfa is not as satisfactory for fattening hogs as a ration of 

 com alone, or a ration containing a larger proportion of com 

 and a smaller proportion of alfalfa. 



(4) Alfalfa meal proved more sati'sfactory than chopped 

 alfalfa when the ration consisted of one part of alfalfa to three 

 parts of corn. 



