FEEDING 



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go into the feed lot and make rapid and econom- 

 ical gains. 



Hogs — Plumb* reports the results of a feeding 

 trial with pigs, in which com meal was compared with 

 equal parts corn meal and wheat middlings, with the 

 following results : 



Cottrellt reports the results of a number of ex- 

 periments in which soy bean meal was used to balance, 

 the corn. A summary of these trials is presented. 



BALANCED AND UNBALANCED RATIONS FOR HOGS 



Ko hogs 

 in lot 



Average 



gain 

 per day 



Grain 



per 100 lbs 



gain 



soy 



First trial— 



Eaflr corn meal — wet 



Kafir corn meal four-flfths, 



bean meal one-fifth— wet 



Second trial — 



Kafir com meal — wet 



Kafir com meal four-fifths, soy 



bean meal one-fifth — ^wet 



Third trial- 

 Kafir com meal— soaked 48 hours.. 

 Kafir corn meal two-thirds, soy 

 bean meal one-third — ,soaked 



48 hours 



forn meal— soakpd 48 honrs 



Corn meal two-thirds, soy bean 

 meal onp-third— soaked 48hours.. 

 Fourth trial — 



Kafir corn meal — dry 



Kafir corn meal four-fifths, soy 



bean meal one-fifth — dry 



Fifth trial— 50 days- 

 Kafir corn meal— dry 



Kafir corn meal four-fifths, soy 

 bean meal one-fifth— dry 



6 

 6 

 3 

 3 

 6 



5 

 6 



6 



10 



ID 



10 



10 



1.85 

 2.12 

 1.21 

 1.73 

 .66 



1.15 



.74 



1.08 

 .83 



1.56 

 .88 



1.73 



471 

 409 

 659 

 408 

 542 



374 

 434 



749 

 468 

 653 

 435 



•Indiana experiment station, bulletin 71. 

 tKansas experiment station, buUetm 95. 



