. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 22 BULLETIN 752, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. ALFALFA PASTURE FOR SOWS AND PIGS. At the Scottsbluff Experiment Farm in 1914 and 1915, tests were made of alfalfa pasture for sows and their litters. Each lot contained two sows and their litters of spring pigs. Each lot had access to a quarter of an acre of alfalfa divided into two parts, which were pas- tured alternately for 60 days. The pasture period began on May 1 in 1914 and on April 27 in 1915. One of the lots used in 1914 is illus- trated in figure 4. In additi
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 22 BULLETIN 752, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. ALFALFA PASTURE FOR SOWS AND PIGS. At the Scottsbluff Experiment Farm in 1914 and 1915, tests were made of alfalfa pasture for sows and their litters. Each lot contained two sows and their litters of spring pigs. Each lot had access to a quarter of an acre of alfalfa divided into two parts, which were pas- tured alternately for 60 days. The pasture period began on May 1 in 1914 and on April 27 in 1915. One of the lots used in 1914 is illus- trated in figure 4. In addition to the pasture the sows and pigs were fed a 2 per cent ration of grain, the pigs being fed grain by them- selves. The results are summarized in Table P4944WI Fig. 4.—Two sows and their litters of spring pigs on alfalfa pasture at the Scottsbluff Experiment Farm late in May, 1914. If good alfalfa pasture is supplemented with as much as a 2 per cent ration of corn or barley, an acre will support 6 to 8 sows and 50 to 70 suckling pigs for 60 days. During this time the pigs should gain 25 to 30 pounds each and at the close of the period be ready to go on to alfalfa pasture by themselves. Table XV.—Results secured with sows and pigs on irrigated alfalfa pasture supplemented with a 2 per cent ration of grain at the Scottsbluff Experiment Farm in 1914 (tnd 1915. Grain fed. Numljor of— Average initial weight (pounds). Gain (pounds). Aver- age carry- ing capac- ity per acre. Sows and pigs. Sows. Pigs. Sows and pigs. Grain led per 100 Sows. Pigs. Sows. Pigs. To- tal. Per pig per day. Per acre. Per acre per day. pounds of gain. Lot 1 Corn ... do 2 2 2 2 14 15 15 17 351 436 234 351 12 15 8 3 -99 -93 -38 -28 472 491 423 446 .54 .47 .44 1,492 1,592 1,540 1,672 25 26 26 28 Pounds. 1,052 1,155 779 969 Pounds. 315 Lot2 Lot 3 . 276 228 Lot 4 235. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readab
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