Yaliie of Various Feeding Stuffs for Pigs. 



557 



In these trials tlie pigs were divided into even lots, one lot 

 receiving corn meal ground fine and tlie other shelled corn. Some 

 middlings was fed in order to secure more economical gains, the 

 allowance being the same for both lots on trial. The com used 

 was Number 2 Iowa yellow dent, containing about twelve per cent, 

 moisture. Summarizing the results we have the following: 



Feeding pigs whole com or shelled com, with middlings additional — 

 Wisconsin Station. 



In the trials reported above, seventy pigs in aU were used. 

 With so large a number the average presents figures of value on 

 the question under consideration. It will be seen that in three of 

 the four trials, corn meal was more economical than whole corn. 

 The average for the four trials shows that 459 pounds of corn 

 meal and middlings, or 499 pounds of whole corn and middlings, 

 were required to make 100 pounds of gain. The saving effected 

 by grinding the corn was eight per cent. (382, 536) 



849. Value of corn and cob meal. — Sanborn reports experi- 

 ments with corn and cob meal for pig feeding from the New 

 Hampshire > and Missouri Agricultural Colleges. * 



Sept. 1 

 5ull, 



Col. of Agr., 1883. 



