EXPERIMENT OF 1902 . 
SUGAR BEET PRODUCTS, AND HOME GROWN GRAINS. 
On February 19th, twenty hogs were weighed and put 
upon the experiment. Previous to this time they had been 
kept together on the same ration for one week. In their 
drinking water they had been given a weak solution of sul¬ 
phuric acid to free them from intestinal worms. They had 
also been sprayed for lice with 3 percent solution of Zeno- 
leum. The pigs at this time were in a healthy, growing 
condition, and as will be seen in the summary, they aver¬ 
aged approximately 100 pounds each. 
Those in Pen I. did not take very readidly to the sugar 
beets and it was evident that they had never been used to a 
ration with roots in it, but they very soon began to eat the 
beets heartily. 
Those in Pen II. would not touch the pulp fed them for 
several days. Prom February 19th to 22d inclusive, the 
four pigs in this lot were given only 40 pounds of pulp, and 
eight pounds of this were weighed back as orts which they 
did not eat. 
The pigs in Pens III. and IV. took hold of the food 
given them readily, as also did those in Pen V., fed with the 
wheat and barley in addition to the beets. They ate the 
sugar beets, but apparently did not relish them at first. 
Table I. which follows, gives the amount of food fed in 
periods of one week each for each pen, also the total 
amount of food eaten by the pigs in each pen. On May 
30th, the hogs in Pens I., II., and two from Pen III., were 
slaughtered. Those remaining were slaughtered on June 6th. 
Table I. is of interest as it shows the consumption of 
food week by week. The pigs were given approximately 
all they would eat. The pigs in Pen I. ate an increasing 
amount of sugar beets up to May 3d, within four weeks of 
the end of the experiment. They seemingly had eaten so 
many beets during the week ending May 3d that they be¬ 
came tired of them and would not again consume as large 
amounts. 
The pulp fed to the pigs in Pen II. was increased until 
March 22d, and then decreased because the grain was in¬ 
creased for finishing the pigs and it was thought advisable 
to cut down the large amount of succulent food. 
