CHAPTEE XXXm. 



VALUE OF VAEIOUS FEEDING STTIFI'S FOB PIGB. 



848. Corn meal compared with corn. — The question whetlier 

 com shall be ground before it is fed to fattening s-wine is one of 

 great importance because of the vast quantity of this grain an- 

 nually used for this purpose. The subject has not received the 

 attention it merits from investigators at the Stations, only a few 

 trials being on record. Those reported in the foUowing table are 

 upon the point in question: 



Feeding shelled com in opposition to corn meal — Kentucky, Missouri 

 and Ohio Stations. 



Where fed. 





. to 



03 



bo 

 



Grain eaten. 



"3 S 





a 

 O 



Feed for 100 

 pounds gain. 



an 

 02 





Kentucky*„ 

 Missourit ... 



Ohiot 



Av. of trials., 



Lbs. 



100 

 100 

 160 

 150 

 85 

 86 

 205 

 199 



Lbs. 



1.39 

 1.44 

 2.04 

 1.90 

 .54 

 .35 

 1.14 

 1.20 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 

 753 



780 

 '2,864 



3,196 



1,239 

 2,039 



1,612 



2,116 



Lbs. 



175 

 182 

 688 

 594 

 250 

 164 

 383 

 404 



543 



532 



♦Eept. 1889. tBuls. 1, 10. J Kept. 1887. 



Averaging these trials, we find that 532 pounds of com meal 

 or 543 pounds of whole corn were required for 100 pounds of gain. 

 This shows that two per cent, only was saved by grinding. 



To secure more information on this subject, the writer began 

 investigations in 1896 with whole and ground corn for pigs, and 

 has completed foxir trials as reported on the following page. ' 



1 Itepts. Wis. Exp. Sta., 1896-97. 



