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Pork Production 



tured ordinarily while the plant is young and tender, or 

 when one to two feet tall, although it is sometimes allowed 

 nearly to mature before turning in. Results of feeding 

 trials conducted at the Alabama Experiment Station,^ 

 however, showed that the latter method did not give prof- 

 itable retiu-ns for the crop. The following tabulated re- 

 sults were secured at the Missouri Experiment Station ^ 

 when pastured early. The plants were one to two feet 

 high when the experiments began. The pigs were fed 

 balanced rations and were turned in when weighing 

 from 60 to 90 pounds each. 



Table LI. — Results prom Pastxtbinq Sgrobum 



The chief fault of this crop as a forage is its coarseness 

 and its carbonaceous nature. It is more suitable for 

 cattle or sheep than it is for pigs. 



SOTBEANS 



Although primarily a southern crop, soybeans are 

 grown very successfully as far north as the corn-belt. 

 When conditions are favorable to good yields, it is of 

 value as a forage crop for pigs. When grown on inocu- 



' Bull. 143. 



* BuU. 110. 



