Value of VarioiiS Feeding Stuff's for Pigs. 



667 



863. Cowpeas. — At the Alabama Station, ' Duggar fed lots of 

 four Essex pigs each upon corn, cowpeas, or a mixture of the 

 two, for a period of sixteen weeks, with the results given in the 

 table: 



Feeding com or cowpeas, or equal mixtures of the two — Alabama 



Station. 



Feed 



for 100 



lbs. 



gain. 



Lot I, com , 



Lot II, cowpeas 



Lot III, i corn, J cowpeas. 



Lba. 



487 

 481 

 433 



The above shows that corn and cowpeas were practically equal 

 for producing gain, while a mixture of the two proved superior 

 to either alone. (108, 230) 



864. Rice meal. — At the Massachusetts Station, ' Lindsey tested 

 the value of rice meal for pig feeding in the following manner: 

 A litter of six ten-week-old pigs was divided into two lots of three 

 each. The first lot was fed rice meal, and the second com meal, 

 both getting skim milk in addition. The result of the trial was 

 as follows: 



Feeding rice meal and corn meal to pigs — Massachusetts Station. 



This trial shows that, when fed in connection with skim milk, 

 rice meal has practically the same value as corn meal and skim 

 milk. (191) 



865. Pigeon-grass seed. — Two trials were conducted by the 

 writer at the Wisconsin Station " with pigeon-grass seed screened 



' Bui. 82. » Bept. 1897. ' E«pt. 1894. 



