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Pork Production 



when the trial began. The experiment closed April 5, 

 covering a period of 147 days. The results are shown in 

 Table XLII. 



Table XLII. — Winter Rape VERStrs Drt Lot 



In view of the fact that the pigs on rape received only 

 one-half grain rations or less, the gains made in the forage 

 lots were fairly good. The saving effected by rape in the 

 amount of concentrates required for a unit of gain was 

 such that its value in southern pork production would 

 seem assured. 



COMBINATIONS : 



CANADIAN FIELD 

 EAPE 



PEAS, OATS, CLOVER, 



As a rule, a mixture of two or more plants possessing 

 similar requirements in temperature and soil give a 

 heavier yield as a forage than any one of the crops grown 



' Com 70 cents a bushel ; shorts at $36.00 a ton ; rape at $8.00 

 an acre. 



