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is advised, especially with feeds of a laxative nature. One of the 
most convenient nitrogenous concentrates at the bands of the Kansas 
fanner is the boj bean. In a E experiments ' the effed of such 
an addition to both Indian corn and Kafir corn rations was studied. 
The following summary of five experiments shows thai soy beans 
increase gains and diminish the amount <»t* feed required for LOO 
pounds gain: 
■1 of soy Indus iii 11 Kafir corn ration for pigs. 
Ration. 
Pint experiment: 
Kafir corn meal 
Kafir oorn meal | 
- 
Beoond experiment : 
Kafir cotd meal. 
Kafir corn meal | 
Boy bean meal | 
Third experiment: 
Kafir corn meal. 
Kafh rn meal 
Soy bean meal 
c>rii meal 
Corn meal { 
Boy bean meal 
Fourth experiment: 
Kafir corn meal. . 
Kafir oorn meal | 
bean meal J . 
Fifth experiment: 
Kafir corn meal. 
Kafir corn meal \ 
bean meal | 
Lnfrom 
Pounds. 
■ 
108 a 
108.0 
] 16. 7 
129.2 
120.4 
44.1 
Pound*. 
r*.i 
■ 
100 pounds 
Bar 
471 
:*74 
81.0 
The effect of feeding soy beans is good. Hogs receiving them 
"fatten rapidly, look thrifty, have strong appetites, and the hail 
and skin arc gleBsy, like those of animals fed oil meal." 
The following Bummary gives a more elaborate comparison of the 
relative values of Kafir corn or Indian corn meal alone and in com- 
bination with soy beans." The results are arranged in order of 
economy of gains, the total Bhowing the number of pounds of feed 
required for LOO pounds of gain. 
• Bui. No, 95, Kansas Expt Sta. 
