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Table III. 

 Pen No. 4 contained 5 swine, crossbred by Improved Large Yorkshire 



sire and Berkshire dam. (Farrowed June 9, 1893.) 



Live weight 



Increase in weight . 



Feed consumed. . . 



I meal . 

 I. + milk 



do per lb. of increase in live weight. ...... . - , me ., 



1 b [ + milk . 



Dec. G. 



Lbs. 

 430 



Jan. 



Lbs. 



565 



135 



300 



410 

 222 

 3 03 



Jan. 31. 



Lbs. 



753 



188 



517 



420 

 275 

 2-23 



Totals. 



Lbs. 



323 



817 



830 

 3 5« 

 356 



Table IV. 



Pen No. 5 contained 5 swine, crossbred by Essex sire and Improved 

 Large Yorkshire dam. (Farrowed May 31, 1893.) 



Table V. 



Pen No. 6 contained 5 swine, crossbred by Essex sire and Improved 

 Large Yorkshire dam. (Farrowed May 31, 1893 ; same litter as in pen No. 5.) 



Live weight 



Increase in weight 



Feed consumed . . . 



do 



per lb. of increase in live weight I 



j meal . 

 \ + milk . 



meal . 

 + milk. 



Dec. 6. 



Lbs. 

 490 



Jan. 3. Jan. 31. 



Lbs. 



655 

 165 



426 



410 

 258 

 2-48 



Lbs. 



847 



192 



605 



420 

 3 15 

 2-18 



Totals. 



Lbs. 



357 

 1,08] 



830 



a 



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