Show HARDEN FLESH 0 OF F LITTLE PORKERS I 1 prepared by tile th united states deportment of agriculture investigations of tile the soft boft buik problem r by tho the united states D department tl n of agriculture and co operating cooperating state experiment stations have shown that it la Is possible to utilize mature soy beau bean in such a way MI that sub sequent feeding of corn oil will produce prot luco satisfactory fi Iruin of carcas 4 soy beans fell fed with corn in dry lot in tho the proportion of I 1 pound of soy henna beans to 3 pounds of shelled corn to pound logs bogs bo hotter wever do not make a irin firm carcass cm cuss it la Is necessary to supplement tile the soy bein beau pasture with shel ivil corn and minerals nils according to the tests pigs maintained on oil tile the supplemented pasture for 8 to 10 mill and gala gain ing 40 to 75 pounds will produce 0 m if lutei later fell fed on oil corn coin ind and kage for on an additional gala gain of 12 i pounds the llie statement of the conclusions adopted by tile the co operating cooperating agencies I 1 it fit tho the soft pork conference held in tenn in april Is as follows 1 soy beins beans grazed alth with a supplementary nien ration of 15 1 5 to 25 per cent of shelled corn and with minerals self belt fed to pigs starting nt at weights ing frow 25 to 85 pounds and making gains of 40 to 75 70 pounds through a period of front from 8 to 10 weeks eks produce in the usual case carcasses of a satisfactory degroo degree of when hn a subsequent gain in weight of pounds or moro more lift haa 9 been made by the pigs on corn with 2 soy beans fed as a supplement to corn in dry lot in ili tile tho ratio of 1 pound of soy beans to 8 3 pounds of shelled corn to pigs ranging up to pounds dounda in starting weights will not produce firm carcasses in tile the usual case when the hogs are slaughtered utter after it 11 gain of approximately too pounds or more has been made anade ou on the die corn soy soi bean ration soy beans have assumed n position of probably foremost importance in the list of recognized softening feeds for several spars they le have been used in increasing amounts in hog prodie tion particularly in sections where hogs bogs fire are produced in the gren greatest test numbers foi that reason the attention devoted to soy beans in ili these investigations tins tills inci increased cased noticeably plans for further experiments provide for a stuby of soy hoy beans even een wore more comprehensive than heretofore it la Is now believed that there may bo be a difference in ili tho the feeding value and softening influence of different varieties of soy beans these questions will im included in the study also in addition to the work with soy beans plans lita been made boado to continue the studies of tile the Ihl luence or of goy boy bear beai oil meal n eal peanuts rice byproducts alfalfa velvet beans and cull navy beans on firmness under various conditions likewise it Is planned to continue the investigation of factors other than fpud including initial weight type breed bleed sex and thriftiness |