14 BULLETIN 1148, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
RESULTS IN 1920. 
RYE. 
A late spring in 1920 delayed opening the pasture season on rye 
until May 28. The rye at this time averaged about 12 inches in 
-height and was well jointed. Because of the advanced stage of the 
crop and the late season 15 fall pigs were used instead of 10. These 
pigs weighed 1,627 pounds when placed on the pasture. 
The forage grew too fast to be controlled by grazing, and by June 11 
the hogs had confined their feeding to small closely pastured areas, 
and the rest of the crop was heading. After clipping with a mower 
on June 11 sufficient moisture was available to send out a new growth 
of rye. Some of this grew to a height of 4 inches before the entire 
plat was cleaned up. When the stock was removed on July 9 no 
forage remained. | 
During the 42-day period a gain of 270 pounds was made by the 
pigs. The gain per animal averaged 0.43 of a pound per day. The 
corn ration fed totaled 1,512 pounds, which was at the rate of 5.6 
pounds of corn for each pound of gain. 
Rye on the check plat was somewhat damaged by a hailstorm on 
July 4, and when thrashed on August 23 it yielded but 14.1 bushels 
of grain per acre. 
PEAS. 
When placed on the acre of peas on July 9 the 15 pigs from the 
rye plat weighed 1,897 pounds. 
The hailstorm which damaged the check plat of rye on July 4 
reduced a very promising pea crop by at least one-half. Practically 
all the peas were stripped from the vines and many of the vines 
themselves killed. 
Durmg the first two weeks of the pasture period a total gain of 
158 pounds was made, but during the last 7 days a loss of 11 pounds 
was recorded for the lot. The 21-day period, therefore, showed a 
gain of only 147 pounds, or 0.47 of a pound per pig per day. Corn 
weighing 800 pounds was consumed, or 5.44 pounds of corn for each 
pound of gain. This was practically double the corn ratio and 
about half the average daily gain recorded for the plat in previous 
years and shows to some extent the value the seed in the peas may 
have as a part of the pea pasture. 
The acre check plat of peas yielded 2.2 bushels of grain. A large 
percentage of this yield was made up from second-growth pods, the 
first pods having been destroyed by hail. 
BARLEY. 
New barley seed of the Success variety was secured for the pastur- 
ing work in 1920. The resulting crop was very satisfactory, no 
bearded barley whatever appearing in the stand. c 
The 15 hogs from the pea plat were moved to the plat of barley 
on July 30. ‘The crop was in the soft-dough stage and just beginning 
to turn. The forage appeared to be very palatable and was readily 
eaten. During the first few days the animals seemed to find the 
leaves and straw satisfactory grazing. 
By August 10 the barley had been consumed and the pigs were 
removed. A total gain of 135 pounds was made during the 11 days, 
or an average daily gain of 0.82 of a pound per pig: The acre check 
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