The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-25

were: Santa Fe, 4; Missouri Pacific, 2.
All the hogs yarded through the day, as
well as the six cars carried over, were
sold on the market yesterday and at
strong and higher quotations.
The outside selling Of provisions, the
sharp advance Of hog prices and the hgnt
run OF hogs all affected in opposite direc-
tons the provision pit. Nevertheless, ribs
and lard closed steady.
The DoId business yesterday was good
There were five cars sent out from the
contract division Of mixed packing house
products, besides a strong line Of express
matter and jobbing business.
The statement OF the stock yards busi-
ness yesterday was as follows: Tops, s3-55;
bulk, s.. 1913 80; average weight, 219; re-
ceipts, 500.
The KANSAS Experiment Station at
Manhattan has issued the following bull
letin, entitled: Alfalfa Hay for Fatten-
ing Hogs" IN the fall Of 1898 the Kan
sas Experiment Station made an expert
ment 70 test the value Of alfalfa hay
when fed daily 70 fattening hogs that
were being given all the grain they would
eat. The gain greatly exceeded our ex-
pectations, and If further experiments
show the same results. alfalfa hay will
form a regular part Of the rations Of ev-
the winter The hogs fed in this expert
ment were bought Of farmers, and aver
aged in weight 125 pounds each. They were
placed in lots Of ten each, in large pens,
having for shelter some sheds open to the
south. The alfalfa hay used was of the
best quality, carefully cured. Black
huIled White Kaffir corn was the grain
used, the hogs being fed all that they
would eat without waste. The hay was
fed dry in forkfuls in a large fat trough.
The pigs were given more than they
would eat, and they picked out the leaves
and finer stems, rejecting the cOarser
stems. One lot of hogs was fed kaffir
corn meal dry; and one lot Kacir corn
meal wet. The experiment began on No
vember a and lasted nine weeks. By
that time the alfalfa-fed hogs became well
fattened, and were marketed. We esti-
mated that II would require four 10 five
weeks additional feeding. with ordinary
winter weather. TO get the hogs that were
fed grain alone into good marketable con-
dition The recent continued extreme cold
weather viii make the time required con-
siderably longer. Ten hogs in nine weeks
were fed $50 pounds OF alfalfa hay; and
as shown above, for each 7.S3 pounds OF
alfalfa hay fed with the dry Kaffir corr
meal, the hogs gained "a pounds over
those having dry kaffir corn meal alone
"a gain Of S68 pounds Of pork per ten Of
alfalfa hay. These results are not due
10 the feeding value Of the alfalfa alone
but also TO its influence in aiding the hogs
TO better digest the Kaffir corn. The al
faIfa hay also gave a variety 10 the IA
ton. making it more appetizing and in
dUcing the hogs 10 eat more grain The
ten hogs having grain alone ate SIS;
( pounds Of dry haffir corn meal, while tbs
ten hogs having hay and grain ate 4,6I
pounds OF the Kaffir corn meal and So
pounds Of alfalfa hay. The hay-fed hog:
ate more grain and gained more for eacf
F bushel eaten. In a former experiment a
/ this college. pigs were pastured through
the summer on alfalfa with a light feed
ing of corn. After dedUcting the probable
gain from the corn, the gain per acre
from the alfalfa pasture was 776 pound.
( Of pork These facts indicate that Il
produce pork most cheaply the Kansa:
! farmer must have alfalfa pasture in sum
/ mer and alfalfa hay in winter"