Show alfalfa versus clover for pasture for swine alfalfa excelled red clover as a pasture for hogs hoga in recent comparisons made ando at the indiana station alfalfa proved capable of carrying more hosa hogs per aero acre than clover and produced slightly gains with less corn than was required on oil clover pasture the sh of clover pasture however was very satisfactory tile the two pastures carried IS 18 to 20 spring pigs to tile the aero acre when the pigs were full fed and about soven seven pigs when limited gralli grain feeding was waa practiced in ono test pigs were fed a limited ration radon of two pounds of grain dally daily for ench each pounds live weight part par t of the pigs grazed alfalfa and part clover pasture pas turo giffis gains made mada by the two lots lota were practically identical but the pigs on alfalfa required only pounds of corn per pounds of gain compared to pounds for ahw pigs on clover pasture in a comparison of pigs which were ivere full fed corn and on the two pastures tho the pigs on alfalfa those on clover by a slight margin and required ive five pounds less corn and four and one half pounds less leas mikado than the pigs which ran ran on clover pasture |