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College obtained the best results from whey feeding by using 

 only enough whey to make the meal into a thick slop. When 

 fed in this way, it was found that it required from 12 to 14 

 pounds of whey to be equal in feeding value to one pound of 

 mixed meal. This is a very much higher feeding value for 

 whey, however, than can be expected when it is fed in large 

 quantities. Its influence upon the firmness of bacon was 

 very satisfactory, and it appeared to correct the bad influ- 

 ence of lack of exercise. 



Sugar Beets. Hogs seem to prefer sugar beets to almost 

 any other kind of roots. Some difference of opinion exists 

 regarding the amount of roots which may be fed with profit 

 to hogs. Roots should' be fed in limited quantity to small 

 pigs, but pigs weighing over 100 pounds, live weight, will, 

 in some cases, take five or six times as much roots as meal, 

 by weight, and make very good gains. As a rule, however, 

 a much smaller proportion of roots to meal will be found 

 preferable. About equal parts by weight of roots and meal 

 makes a very good cornbination. The proportion of roots 

 may be increased considerably if thought advisable as the 

 hogs advance in weight. In all experiments at the Ontario 

 Agricultural College, and at the Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa, very satisfactory results were obtained from root 

 feeding so far as firmness of bacon was concerned. 



Mangels. Though not quite so high in feeding value, 

 mangels compare very favorably with sugar beets for hog 

 feeding. If the hogs have not been fed sugar beets, they 

 will eat mangels very readily. Their influence upon the 

 firmness of bacon is the same as that of sugar beets. 



Turnips. Hogs are not so fond of turnips as of mangels 

 and sugar beets, but if they do not know the taste of either 

 mangels or sugar beets, they will eat a considerable quantity 

 of turnips. -Turnips are made more palatable by cooking, 

 though it is doubtful whether cooking increases their actual 

 feeding value, which is very similar to that of mangels. It 

 has been found that the feeding of turnips along with a meal 



