DRY-LAND PASTURE CROPS FOR ‘HOGS. 13 
BARLEY AND CORN. 
The barley and corn plats dried up before making grain, and 
neither of these crops was grazed. No yields were obtained on the 
check plats. 
ALFALFA. 
As the effects of overpasturing in 1917 were still in evidence, the 
acre of alfalfa in rows was stocked on May 9 with only four fall pigs. 
These pigs had a total weight of 318 pounds. On the same date 
seven fall pigs weighing 530 pounds were placed on the broadcast 
plat of alfalfa. The forage on both plats was about 6 inches high 
at this time. Both lots made good gains during the first half of 
the season, but drought and hot weather reduced the average, as 
the growth of alfalfa was checked. 
The pigs were removed from both pastures on June 27. The gain 
made on the row plat amounted to’130 pounds, or 0.66 of a pound 
per pig for each day of the 49-day period. On the broadcast plat 
the pigs increased in weight 188 pounds. This was an average daily 
gain of 0.55 of a pound for each animal. The pigs on the row plat 
received 376 pounds of corn, or 2.89 pounds of corn for each pound 
of gain. The pigs on the broadcast plat made 1 pound of gain on 
3.21 pounds of corn, a total of 604 pounds of corn being fed. While 
the row plat by reason of the poor stand supported a smaller number 
of pigs and made a smaller gain per acre than the broadcast plat, 
each pig in it made a greater daily gain on a lower ratio of corn. 
Alfalfa on the check plat was too small to be harvested, and so 
no yleld was obtained. 
BROME-GRASS. 
Six fall pigs were put on each acre of brome-grass on April 25. 
The grass at this time was 7 inches high and was readily eaten by 
the animals. 
The pigs on the row plat had a combined weight of 582 pounds, 
while those on the broadcast plat totaled 579 pounds. 
Drought during the latter part of the grazing season curtailed the 
srowth of forage and reduced the gains made by the hogs. Both 
lots were removed on June 14, after having been on the pastures 
50 days. During this period the lot on the row plat gained 144 
pounds, while that on the broadcast plat gained 191 pounds. The 
former averaged 0.48 of a pound daily for each animal, while the 
latter averaged 0.64 of a pound per day. The hogs on the row plat 
consumed 653 pounds of corn, or 4.53 pounds of corn for each pound 
of gain. The lot on the broadcast plat received the same weight of 
corn and made gains at the ratio of 1 pound to each 3.42 pounds of 
corn fed. 
Both plats were grazed off close at the end of the season, and the 
severe drought prevented the forage making any growth after the 
pigs were removed. During the season there appeared to be no 
difference in drought resistance between the two plats. 
The check plat of brome-grass dried up before the crop was tall 
enough to mow, so no yields were obtained. 
Acre-plats of alfalfa, brome-grass, and sweet clover seeded in rows 
and broadcasted were planted on April 10. These plats were intended 
to be used to replace the present pastures the next season. The 
young plants on these plats were completely killed by drought. 
