| Show Use of Alfalfa Favored for Fattening the Pigs The usual ration of ot corn and aud tank tank- age for fattening pigs can be greatly great great- great great- ly Iy Improved In efficiency If It the pigs are given some alfalfa hay This fact w was s recently established by the S South uth Dakota Agricultural college An analysis analysis an an- of ot the feed rec records show that j the largest amount of hay was consumed con cou I sum eel by the pigs when they the were un under under der pounds In weight The experiment Included two to lots of 01 six pigs each averaging l G-l pounds each at nt the start One lot received corn and self fed and made madea a dally daily gain of ot pounds pounds' pounds per per pig ply One hundred twenty one lays days were re rp required required qui red to reach b an average weight t of ot pounds The 1110 second lot received n alfalfa Ifal fa In ID addition to the corn orn and nud The Th av average dally daily gain per pi pig was was' tG lIV pounds and nn an average or of 25 5 van reached In 98 93 days whIch was SO days earlier cartier than the first OIS lot fed on corn orn and The lot Inc showed n a marked marled ad in tn thrift flu I I and In n economy of guias ul ls i |
