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Table XVI. 



Pen No. 2. 



Live weight 



Increase in weight 



Teed consumed 



do per lb. of increase in live weight . 



July 25. 



Lbs. 

 477 



Aug. 22. 



Sept. 19. 



Lbs. 



624 

 147 

 614 

 417 



Lbs. 



718 

 94 

 382 

 406 



Oct. 10. 



Lbs. 



786 

 68 

 326 

 479 



Totals. 



309 

 1,322 



4-28 



Pen No. 4 contained 5 swine of the following breeding : — 



3 crossbreds by Berkshire sire and Improved Large Yorkshire dam. 

 2 do Tamworth sire and Berkshire dam. 



These were fed on ground wheat, soaked in cold water for an average period 

 of 30 hours. 



Table XVII. 



Pen No. 6 contained 5 swine of the following breeding : — 



3 crossbreds by Berkshire sire and Improved Large Yorkshire dam. 

 1 do Tamworth sire and Berkshire dam. 



1 purebred Tamworth. 



These were fed on ground buckwheat, soaked in cold water for an average 

 period of 30 hours. 



Table XVIII. 



On October 11th these 14 swine were shipped alive to the Ingersoll Packing Com- 

 pany, Ingersoll, Ont., to be slaughtered and cured in the manner followed by packers 

 who send bacon and hams to the British market. The swine of each lot were marked 

 differently, and a report was made upon them by the manager of the Ingersoll Packing 

 Company, according to the descriptive marks. 



