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Feeds and Feeding. 



from Trheat, to test its value for pig feeding. The pigs used were 

 pure-bred Polands and BerksMres, six on each feed. A prelimi- 

 nary trial showed that the pigs would eat but little of the raw 

 meal, though after cooking it was consumed with relish. Accord- 

 ingly the trial was planned as follows: Lot I received a ration 

 consisting of two-thirds pigeon-grass meal, thoroughly cooked, 

 mixed with one-third com meal, uncooked. Lot II received 

 corn meal, uncooked, only. To Lot m was fed a ration of one- 

 third pigeon-grass seed meal and two-thirds corn meal, both un- 

 cooked. Lot m consumed the ration containing this proportion 

 of pigeon-grass seed meal without serious objection. The table 

 summarizes the results: 



Feeding pigeon-grass meal, cooked and uncooked, with com additional 

 to pigs — Wisconsin Station. 



The above shows that the ration containing two-thirds cooked 

 pigeon-grass meal and one-third uncooked com meal was superior 

 to com meal only. The third lot, fed one-third pigeon-grass 

 meal and two-thirds com meal, both uncooked, gave poorer re- 

 turns than the others. It is evident that pigeon-grass seed when 

 cooked is a valuable feed for swine, and the trials show it was 

 much relished. To be satisfactory for pig feeding the seed of this 

 grass should be both ground and cooked. 



866. Potatoes. — At the Wisconsin Station,* the writer con- 

 ducted trials with cooked potatoes mixed with uncooked corn 

 meal, fed in opposition to uncooked corn meal only, to fattening 

 pigs. The potatoes were cooked tu as little water aa possible, it 



' Rept. 1890. 



