Show lm improve l rove peanut vea n ul i ration ina AT ion for hogs T value of studied in series of tests made at beltsville Irre prepared pared by tb the 0 united states stater department of f agriculture peanuts are used to a considerable extent in hog feeding in the peanut g owing growing r areas of the united states says lays the united states department of agriculture and are usually fed alone or with mineral supplements only flie effle efficiency lency of peanuts for growing pigs Is very materially increased how over according to the department when Is included in the ration n a protein supplement tests at beltsville this conclusion Is the result of a adries aeries of feeding tests recently completed at beltsville md aid by 0 01 G flan kins and J U zeller of the animal husbandry division of the bureau of animal industry and conducted in connection with the study of peanuts in the soft pork problem because many young pigs are commonly fed peanuts without protein supplements the question arose as to whether the prevailing method of feeding was producing the best possible results three experiments were undertaken in which different rations were compared in the first experiment the investigators fed two tots lots of pigs shelled peanuts and minerals one lot with and the other without in the second experiment the he rations were the same as in the first except that the peanuts were unshelled the third experiment was similar to the second except for a change in minerals the results are noteworthy in showing the value of as a supplement to peanuts and minerals in the ration for young pigs and are discussed in technical bulletin T entitled correcting the inefficiency of peanuts for grow growth th in pigs just issued by tho the united states department of agriculture results summarized As an average ot of all tile the experiments say the nu authors thorR in summarizing the results the feed cost of 10 pounds of gain not including minerals was for for the fed pigs and 1780 when no was fed the cost of the minerals did not exceed 35 cents per pounds gain for either group the results also show that peanuts with only mineral supplements are not effi efficient clent tor for pigs in the early stages of growth the addition of more than doubled the dally daily gain of the pigs in the experiments the amount of each nutrient consumed per unit of gain was also much less for the fed pigs than tor for those not receiving A copy of the bulletin may be obtained free as long as the supply lasts by writing to the of information united states department at af agriculture ri washington D 0 |