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In these tests cerealine feed showed considerable valne as a pig 
feed, bin failed to give as good results, either in rate or economy of 
gain, as corn meal. Digestion experiments at the Batch station with 
sheep have shown that cerealine feed contains as much digestible 
matter as corn meal. The station authorities surest that the coarse 
nature of cerealine feed lessens its value as a pig feed. 
Value of corn hearts. — Duggar fl fed three lots of 3 pigs each to com- 
pare corn hearts with corn meal and cowpea meal. These feeds con- 
stituted half the ration, the other half being rice bran. The follow- 
ing table shows the results : 
Value of corn hearts. 
Ration. 
Num- 
ber of 
pigs. 
Total 
gain. 
Corn hearts 1 .\ 
Rice bran 1 / 
Cowpea meal 1 1 
Rice bran 1 J 
Corn meal 1 II 
Rice bran 1 I 
Pounds. 
65 
81 
l^f A FailT Feed 
*£» gain 7 ! ^en. 
Pounds. Pounds. 
0.62 ! 480 
479 
540 
Feed per 
100 
pounds 
gain. 
Pounds. 
738 
550 
Analyses at the Alabama Station indicated that the corn hearts 
used in this experiment contained 8.9 per cent protein and the rice 
bran 9 per cent protein. 
Gluten meal compared with linseed meal for balancing rations. — Pat- 
terson, at the Maryland Experiment Station, 6 fed four lots of 5 high- 
grade Poland China pigs each to compare gluten meal and linseed 
meal as the nitrogenous components of a ration. Lots I and II received 
hominy chop three-fifths, linseed meal two- fifths; Lots III and IV 
received hominy chop three-fifths, King gluten meal two-fifths. Both 
lots had skim milk in the proportion of 1 pound of milk to 1 of grain. 
The results were as follows : 
Gluten meal compared with linseed meal in a carbonaceous ration 
Ration. 
Num- 
ber of 
pigs. 
Average Num- 
weight at Total ber of 
Average 
daily 
gain. 
Feed per 100 
pounds gain. 
Cost per 
100 
pounds 
gain. 
ning. 
fed. 
Grain. 
Milk. 
Hominy chop f, lin- 
seed meal § 
Hominy chop %, Un- 
seed meal § 
5 
5 
Pounds. 
37 
36 
Pounds. 
298 
294 
60 
60 
Pounds. 
0.99 
.98 
Pounds. 
242 
242 
Pounds. 
242 
242 
Dollars. 
2.71 
2.70 
Average 
242 
242 
2.70 
Hominy chop f , glu- 
ten mealf... 
Hominy chop j, glu- 
ten meal § 
5 
5 
36 
37 
241 
256 
60 
60 
.80 
.85 
233 
220 
233 2.20 
220 : 2:07 
Average 
226 226 2.13 
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