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fects a considerable saving in the amount of meal required 

 for maintenance. According to some experiments, it did not 

 effect so great a saving of meal as did augar beets. When 

 steeped in water and mixed with the meal ration, it is excel- 

 lent for breeding stock, and makes a very fair substitute for 

 roots. 



Red Clover Hay. Second crop red clover may be used 

 in the same way as alfalfa, though it has scarcely so high 

 a feeding value. 



Corn Silage. There is very little feeding value in aver- 

 age corn silage so far as hogs are concerned. When used 

 at all, it may be utilized simply to give variety, especially 

 when other bulky foods are not available. It is a mistake, 

 however, to attempt to force hogs to eat large quantities of 

 this bulky, fibrous material. 



