1920.] 



Feeding Stuffs in December. 



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Experiments carried out with weanling pigs of the Tamworth 

 breed have demonstrated that beet molasses is an unsuitable 

 feed for weanling pigs. Thirty pigs aged 9 and 12 weeks 

 were fed on a ration of two parts ground barley and three 

 parts wheat shorts. The pigs were divided into three lots 

 of ten each; two of these lots received in addition to the above 

 ration a certain quantity of beet molasses. Of the twenty 

 pigs receiving molasses no less than fourteen died before the 

 end of the experiment, whereas not a single death occurred 

 in the lot receiving ground barley and wheat shorts only. The 

 harmful effect of the molasses was also evident in the surviving 

 six pigs. It is, therefore, very evident that in compounding 

 rations for weanling pigs care should be taken to avoid the 

 inclusion in the ration of any feeding stuffs containing molasses 

 as one of its items. 



