THE HOG INDUSTRY. 
133 
This experiment had results similar to those of German investi- 
gators with beet molasses. It may be that this by-product is not a 
safe feed for pigs. However, oilier molasses by-products in sugar 
production, such as cane molasses, are valuable for feeding horses, 
cattle, and sheep, and many farmers value highly the "skimmings" 
from sorghum vats as a fattening feed for pigs. There are very few 
experimental data on the feeding value of the by-products from sugar 
refining. 
CONDIMENTAL FEEDS. 
Two experiments are noted which deal with the value of condi- 
mental stock feeds in pork production. These feeds have quite gen- 
eral use over the country, and, on account of strict legislative regula- 
tions and the supervision and analyses by the experiment stations, 
they are generally of high feeding value, having a high nutrient con- 
tent. They are prepared with palatability in view and often contain 
some harmless drug that increases the attractiveness of the feed and 
may have a good effect on the digestive functions. They are thus 
frequently found valuable where animals are being crowded or are 
suffering from the effects of improper feeding. Oil meal usually 
forms the basis of these feeds and is supplemented by bran, bean 
meal, cotton-seed meal, ginger, fenugreek, etc. These feeds range in 
price per ton from $30 to $500. The manufacturers generally direct 
that they be used in very small amounts. 
Feeding experiments. — At the Indiana Station Plumb a fed two lots 
of 4 pigs each to determine the value of American stock food. The 
pigs were gilts, four months old. There were 3 Poland Chinas and 1 
Chester White in each lot. The experiment lasted one hundred and 
twenty-two days. Lot I was fed a mixture of equal parts of shorts 
and hominy feed and a small amount of American stock food; Lot II 
received the same ration without the stock food. At the Iowa Station 
Kennedy and Marshall 6 fed two lots of 5 crossbred pigs each averag- 
ing 205 pounds. One lot on corn meal and Standard stock food was 
compared with a lot on corn meal alone. The following are the 
results of the two tests: 
Feeding pigs ivith and ivithout stock food. 
Num- 
ber of 
pigs. 
Aver- 
age 
weight 
at be- 
gin- 
ning. 
Total 
gain. 
Num- 
ber 
of 
days 
fed. 
Aver- 
age 
daily- 
gain. 
Feed eaten. 
Feed per 100 
pounds gain. 
Cost 
per 100 
pounds 
gain. 
Profit 
Ration. 
Grain. 
Stock 
food. 
Grain. 
Stock 
food. 
per 
Pig. 
Indiana: 
Stock food 
No stock food. 
Iowa: 
Stock food.... 
No stock food. 
Lbs. 
4 
4 
5 
5 
Lbs. 
66 
65 
197 
197 
Lbs. 
682 
689 
655 
596 
122 
122 
49 
49 
Lbs. 
1.42 
1.43 
2.23 
2.08 
Lbs. 
2,547 
2,581 
2,858 
2,747 
Lbs. 
64 
14 
Lbs. 
373 
375 
436 
461 
Lbs. 
9.38 
2.14 
Dolls. 
3.00 
2.60 
5.00 
5.10 
Dolls. 
c9.66 
^13.94 
2.64 
2.39 
a Bui. No. 93. 
ft Bui. No. 65. 
c Profit per lot. 
