The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-17
Feeding Hogs Cotton seed Meal

Feeding Hogs Cotton Seed Meal
A series of experiments was made
at the Oklahoma station to determine
the value of cotton seed meal for hogs,
says the American Agriculturist. OF a
lot of four weanling pigs fed grain
ration consisting OF one-fifth cotton
seed meal and four-fifths corn meal,
and kept in small pen. two died af-
ter being fed this mixture for forty
days. The other two lived and thrived
and We're fattened on the above mix
ture without change in 126 days. Dur
ing that time they made an average
daily gain per pig of 1.07 pounds, and
for each pound of gain they ate 9.57
pounds of grain that had value of
PA cents.
OF a second lot of four weanling
pigs kept in a small pen and fed a
grain ration of one-fifth cotton seed
meal and four-ffths corn meal for
four weeks, then corn meal for two
weeks, alternating in this manner dur
ing Is weeks, one died at the end of
five weeks (after being fed for four
weeks on the mixture and one week
on pure corn meaD, the other three
lived and thrived and We're fattened at
the end of 126 days. During that time
the average daily gain per pig was
gain they ate 8 6S pounds of grain that
had value of PA cents
third lot of four weanling pigs was
kept in small pen and fed a grain
ration consisting of one third corn
meal and two-thirds wheat middlingsN
for 126 days, and all were well fat
tened at the end of this time. The
average daily gain per pig was Is
pounds and for each pound of gain
they ate 81 pounds of grain that had
a value of 2.S7 cents.
A fourth lot of four weanling pigs
ted corn meal for 81 days and kept in
a small pen, made very poor gains and
a change of feed was necessary to fat
ten them. In the "a days they made
an average daily gain per pig of one
haf pound, and for each pound of
gain they ate So pounds of grain that
had value of 2 90 cents. When chang
ed to grain mixture of one-fifth cot
ton seed meal and four-fifths corn
meal the gains were increased and in
IL days following the change. thew
made an average daily gain per pig of
~ of pound and for each pound of
gam they ate 3.42 pounds of grain that
mad value of 1.95 cents. For the to-
tai feeding period of 126 DAYS, the
average daily gain per pig was so of
pound, and for each pound gain thew
ATE a. pounds of grain that cost 2 81
cents. AT the close of this period ONLY
Two of the pigs were in a marketa-
BILE condition, but the others were MAX
ing good gains.
IN this experiment when weanlinp
pigs were Nept in small pens and fed
d grain ration containing ona-ff+b
cotton seed meal and four-fifths con-
meal, one fourth 20 one-haIf of the
number died, after being fed the ra-
uon IlVe 10 seven weeks; those living
ana led the above ration, continuously
anu alternating with corn meal wera
tattened with most excellent results
Inc amount of grain required 10 nro-
uuce pound of gain was practically,
the same with pigs getting cotton seed
lneaI as, 1t was with pigs getting mid
uilngs' out was much less than thar
required by pigs getting corn rnaaI.
The pigs getting one-fifth cotton 80 sead
meal and four tifths corn meal ai+ar'
mating with csrn meal, required "a =
per cent less grain to produce
pound OF gain than did the pigs thar
were getting only corn meal.
More economical gains disreoa rdir,,
iosses caused by death, were obtained
py feeding rations containing cotto,,
SEED meal than by feeding either co.,
meal or mixture of corn meal ana
wheat mqdllnSs. With corn meal
worth $50 cents per 100 pounds vhaat
nlddilngs 80 cents and cotton seed
meal 81 per leo pounds the gain of ~,
pigs getting one-flfth cotton seed mol
ana four -lifths ccrn meal alterna tire-
win corn meal cost % IS per cent lasS
lhan the Pigs getting two thirds wheat
lhlodllngs and one-third corn meal IA
oaEs). The cost of the gain of the corn
meal led pigs was a trife more tban
tndt Oh those getting middlings in
tnelr ration, but the outcome of tbe
former should he considered y fai,' me
and Improbable, while the latter -
a success and profitable. ''
Notice.