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Feeds and Feeding. 



to six pounds of skim milk. One pound of skim milk is there- 

 fore equal to two pounds of whey. (660, 873) 



890. Quality of skim-milk and whey-fed pork. — Slaughter tests* 

 show the quality of skim-milk pork somewhat superior to that 

 produced from whey, as indicated in the following table: 



BesvMs of slaughter tests with pigs fed whey and skim milk — Copenr 



hagen Station. 



891. Rye compared with barley. — The average of 11 experi- 

 ments, 2 with 110 animals, shows a daily gain of .865 pounds for 

 barley- fed pigs and .873 pounds for those fed rye. These gains 

 being practically equal show similar values for rye and barley 

 as pig feeds. An examination of the carcasses at slaughtering 

 time gave the following classification: 



Besvlts with barley and rye-fed pigs — Copenhagen Station. 



The results indicate a practical equality between the two feeds 

 for pork production. (177-8) 



While rye is shown to be of equal value with barley for pig 

 feeding we will learn later (893) that its by-product, rye shorts, 

 is very unsatisfactory for this purpose. 



892. Grain compared with oil cake. — Experiments* were con- 

 ducted in 1887-88 on 12 estates with 406 ariimalpi in all, divided 



» Rept. 1887, p. 52. 

 » Ibid., p. 37. 

 • Rept. 15, 1888. 



