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Show Soybeans and Pork' The principal objection to the use of soybeans in their natural state, as a fattening feed for hogs has been that they produce soft pork. As yet no methods have been evolved that will entirely avoid this result, although ' there seems to be evidence that when the beans are fed merely for growth and the fattening process carried out with corn and tankage the undesirable un-desirable effects of the beans may be avoided. Soft hogs mean lower prices. One packing firm states that six times as many soft hogs came' Into the slaughter houses this year than three years ago, presumably because be-cause of the growing practice of feeding raw soybeans. The results of experiments with soybeans, as a hog feed are being watched with Interest by farmers and packers alike. Indiana Farmer's Guide. " |