Show T LAVE I 1 OCK GROW SOY BEANS FOR STOCK FEED inadvisable to rely on them as whole protein source for a number of year the acrea acreage e of soy eoy beans iron grown both for gi grain aln and hay has been increasing As a result more ot of the be benns ins have also deen fed to live st stock ock as a source ol of home grown protein it t Is ot of course desirable for ti the ie f atmer to produce as much protein Rs as possible and thereby reduce the need for the purchase of this constituent to a minimum while one can secure economical gains on hogs fed a ration of corn and soy beans or barley and soy beans yet such rations are not satisfactory is because they produce soft pork which Is discriminated against by the packers that being the case soy beans should not be employed Rs as a protein supplement for pork production at any rate not as the sole source of the amount needed for balancing the ration fortunately however soy beans may be user used as a source of protein in the feeding of brood sows bows both din during ing the gest gestation a tion and the suckling alln 1 periods as a test conducted at the illinois experiment station has clearly shown thus two lots of eleven sos each were fed for a period of 05 S das between the file breeding find and furrowing farrowing far farr rowing dates late lot I 1 on corn and a protein supplement composed of two parts by weight of lind and one part pan by weight of linseed meal and lot 2 on corn and whole soy beans containing I 1 the same amount of protein as ill the e and linseed meal supplied lot 1 the dally daily average consumption of feed by lot I 1 was its 41 pounds corn and 51 of a pound of and linseed meal on which they made a lally daily gain of sr 8 of a pound per head lot 2 consumed an average of 37 pounds corn and 73 of a pound of soy benns beans per head per day the average weight of both lots of sows bows at the hegi beginning n of the feeding or gestation gesl atlon period was pounds per head |