Show fARM I STD Kt I J SHORTS SLOP NOT AID IN FATTENING I Kansas College Makes 1 Instructive In- In Instructive In Instructive E Experiments Wheat ts sho-ts ts slop does clops not Im- Im Im Improve prove pro e the ration for fattening pigs pig's experiments made nt at time the lie Kansas Mate tate Agricultural college and reported on onit It the lio hu raisers misers meting meeting at Man Ian batten hatton recently show The results of the te tests testa ts show ollOW that the gains were re grenter and ond the cots costs co ts less where no shorts o 0 slop were fed Iwo wo lots of pits pl 3 were ere used In this test Their n e weIght was as ap pounds when the experiment started E Illey were ere mint form In size and quality All were ere pure lure bred There were tenpins ten tenpin pins In each fach lot and they were fed for tor tora fora fora a period of or so 80 days Lot 1 was fell fed corn and In n a self feeder and given hen free tree access to alfalfa alf line hav and salt lot 2 Vo was 8 self fed corn alfalfa and salt In time tile lie same carne manner ns ng lot lotI I 1 but recd tJ one pound of wheat t shorts and 4 pound of per perpie pIg pie once a day In the form fonn of slop made with water Time pigs In lot 1 that received ed no shorts or slop gained 2 21 15 pounds per head per pr day da whereas herens the pigs ted fed shorts In the form torm of a n slop gained only pounds per head per div The pigs receiving no nl slop required pounds of or corn to produce pounds of gain In addition to 3 23 pounds of ot The fhe pigs re- re receiving re receiving slop consumed pounds of corn 20 60 GG pounds of ot soil anel 61 65 pounds of shorts to produce pounds of gain gals The consumption of alfalfa was wac about the time same The Time cost of pounds grin gain where corn com and e were fed free choice was GO GOper per where here corn plus shorts and In the form of slop was fed the co cost t was 13 55 per the pigs receiving no slop were tat tal fatter ter at the time close of the experiment and amid were vere valued at slightly more per pounds than those receiving slop In their ration In addition to the gains the per che gains and the time bet better better ter finished condition of the pigs fell fed no slop the slop fed pl pigs S required tt a great deal of ot e estra trl labor In f feeding |