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Pork Production 



tein feed for the pigs to harvest themselves, peanuts 

 appear to be one of the most valuable crops for produc- 

 ing pork economically in the South. 



Peanut forage versus dry lot. 



In Table LVII are presented the average results of 

 three years' experimental work done at the Alabama 

 Experiment Station.^ The peanuts were grown on poor 

 sandy soil. Two of the three crops were below 40 per 

 cent of an average yield. The pigs were turned in on 

 September 21, September 26, and October 11, respec- 

 tively, and were grazed an average of 53 days. A mix- 

 ture of coal, lime, and salt was fed the pigs in both the 

 peanut and dry lots. 



Table LVII. — Peanut Pasture versus Drt Lot (Average 

 of 3 years) 



This is a very good showing for peanuts, especially 

 when one remembers that succeeding crops, especially 

 cotton, are greatly benefited. 



The velvet bean is another legume especially adapted to 

 the Gulf States. The following results of a feeding trial 



' BuU. 143. 



