10 BULLETIN 1143, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
RESULTS IN 1918. 
RYE. 
On May 7, 1918, 10 pure-bred Duroc-Jersey fall pigs, having a 
combined weight of 964 pounds, were turned on the rye pasture. 
The forage averaged about 6 inches in height on this date, and it was 
in good condition for grazing. June 5 found the animals confining 
their pasturing to the more closely grazed areas, while rye on the 
neglected areas grew tall and coarse. This was cut with a mower as 
it was beginning to head out. Though some new growth was induced 
from the clipped plants, the season was such that this growth was 
smaller than in former years, and the animals had little difficulty in 
keeping the whole acre pastured close. The hogs were removed 
from the plat on June 25. The total gain made during the 49-day 
period was 227 pounds, or an average daily increase of 0.46 of a 
pound per hog. The corn fed was 1,078 pounds, or 4.75 pounds of 
corn for each pound of gain in hog weight. 
The check plat of rye made 10.1 bushels per acre. 
PHAS. 
The hogs from the rye plat were moved to the plat of peas on June 
25. On this date a light hailstorm did some damage to the peas by 
stripping the young pods from the vines. The total weight of the 
animals when the pea pasturing was started was 1,191 pounds. As 
the forage was green and succulent, the corn ration was continued. 
At the end of a 14-day period the peas had been entirely cleaned up, 
and the hogs were placed on the acre of barley. 
A gain of 229 pounds was made by the 10 pigs on peas. This is 
at the rate of 1.64 pounds per day for each pig. The total corn fed 
was 364 pounds, or a ratio of 1.59 pounds of corn for each pound of 
gain. 
~ Peas which were harvested and thrashed yielded 5.6 bushels for the 
acre. It was estimated that about 50 per cent of the grain from this 
plat was lost because of the hailstorm. 
A greater acreage of peas could have been used to advantage in 
1918, as in former years. 
BARLEY. 
The barley crop had begun to dry up when it was stocked by the 
10 pigs from the pea plat on July 9. The lot at this time weighed 
1,420 pounds. At the end of the first 14-day period it was obvious 
that the pigs would not make satisfactory gains on the crop, and they 
were removed. In addition to the grain being of poor quality, 
the crop had become badly mixed with bearded varieties of barley 
which the pigs refused to eat. ; 
The maturity of the barley made it seem advisable to supply a 
roughage ration with the pasturage, so alfalfa hay was fed in racks. 
A total of 52 pounds of hay was consumed during the 14 days. 
When the pigs were removed from the barley on July 23 they weighed 
aie pounds, which was the same as their initial weight on this 
at. 
s The check plat of barley made 3 bushels per acre of poor-quality 
grain. 
~ The continuous pasture of rye, peas, and barley made a total gain 
of 456 pounds. A total of 1,442 pounds of corn was fed while the 
animals were on the rye and pea pastures. 
