The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-09-30
KAFFTR CORN ExPERIlTENTs.
Used st state > agricultural College for
FsItenInE Pigs.

Used st state 3 agricultural College for
FsitenInE Pigs.
Last winter 10 experiments were
made at the Kansas agricultural COL
leRe to test the value OF kafdr corn as
compared with corn for fatte0ing pigs
and to find the best methods OF feed ]
ing kat1r corn
with pigs seven and one-half months
old at the beginning Of the expert
ment, averaging lSS pounds and Ied
seven weeks. the gains per bushel OF
feed we're as follows
Whole kafIir corn fed dr. --------- lug
Whole kafHr corn soaked IS hours 80 /
Kafir corn meal------------- IT, /
Ksffir corn meal and corn meal, equal parts.12-s /
kafir corn meal -, soy bean meal l-5------Ao-s |
All lots we're in good marketable |
order at the close Of the experiment
With this class of hogs S3.T bushels OF
corn equaled 100 bushels Of kafhr cOrD,
the loss from soaking kafir corn was
Il per cent and the gain from grinding
w s 10 per cent, which with kaf1r corn
at - cents per bushel would give 81
cents per bushel for the grinding
With pigs six months old at the be-
ginning Of the experiment, average
weight I23 pounds and fed eleven
weeks. the gains per bushel Of feed
we're as follows:
Whole kafir corn fed dry-------------------- 9-5
Whole kafir corn soaked IS hours --------- 80
Shelled corn fed dry .-.----.-.- ----------11-Z
Kafir corn meal and corn meal, equal parts II
Kafhr corn meal As, soy bean meal 10 ----l5-z
At the conclusion Of this trial the
last two lots we're ready for the mar
ket, part Of the pigs fed kaff1r corn
meal and she'll corn we're marketable,
while the others we're IN poor condl-
tiOn. Those in POOR condition were
put on ratiOns Of equal parts kafdr
corn meal and corn meal, aud kattlr
corn meal 40 and soy bean meal 10,
each lot having kim-milk, and they
fattened quickly
Pigs nine and half weeks old, averag-
ing % pounds each, we're given grain and
turned on alfalfa pasture for eight
weeks, ending January Z Not consider
ing the alfalfa, the gains per bushel
Pounds:
Kafir corn meal %. soy bean meal i-5-.-..-1s-0
Corn meal %, soy bean meal l-3------ III
January i these pigs were taken
from the alfalfa pasture and fed for
eight weeks iD I--us, with gains per
bushel of grain as follows:
Pounds:
Corn meal --------.--
Kafir corn meal %, soy bean meal 1-3 --.-.-15.4
Corn meal 2-3. SOY bean meal l-3------ lib
At the close of the experiment the
pigs fed kaffir corn and corn averaged
respectively 10 and III pounds each
and were rough and lank. The pigs
fed kaffir and soy bean meals averaged
I64 pounds, those fed corn and
soy bean meals 154 pounds, both
lots were rounded out and were sold
at good prices for light fat hogs.
These experiments shows that kafhr
corn is similar to corn in fatteniDg
qualities but not equal to it. That If
small quantity Of feed rich in protein,
as alfalfa, soy beans or skim milk, is
added to the ration of kaftir corn, good
results are obtained. Kaffir corn has
advantage over corn for many parts of
the state as a crop to raise for fatten-
last nine years the average yeild per acre
per year for kaffir corn has been 459
bushels and for corn 32.2 bushels. Az
eraging the results obtained from fat
teniDg pigs six months of age and
older, we have for the college farm an
average per year per acre Of454 pounds
of pork from kaffir corn and 4O2 pounds
Of pork from corn. In the western
half of the state the difference in favor
of kafir corn is much greater, in 1897, in
fields where corn yielded 1 to 5 bushels
per acre, the yield Of the kaffir corn
was - bushels.
The soy bean is one of the best
drOuth- resisting crops and if farmers
raise this crop as well as kaffir corn or
corn, pigs can be fattened prOfitably in
every part of the state