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The lard from some pigs in lot B had melted at 71.6° 

 F., immediately after the pigs were taken from a peanut 

 pasture; now, after five weeks feeding of a ration con- 

 taining 25 per cent of cotton seed mieal, the melting 

 point has risen to 87.4 degTees, a hardening effect of 

 15.8 degrees attributable to this food. This cotton seed 

 meal and com meal mixture did not vei'y greatly in- 

 crease the hardness of the lard of the lots which had 

 been receiving a partial or exclusive grain ration 

 for a number of weeks before the cotton seed meal fet^d- 

 ing was begun. 



Cotton seed meal (25 per cent) in the ration of pigs. 



In the fall of 1899 three Poland China shoats from 

 the same litter, previously maintained on peanuts with 

 a light ration of com meal, and an Essex pig previously 

 consuming ordinary pasturage and corn, were penned. 

 Two of the Polamd Chinas were fed all they would eat 

 of a mixture of one-fourth cotton seed meal and three- 

 fourths corn meal. The third Poland China and the 

 Essex shoat were fed in separate pens on com meal 

 alone. 



A mixture of cotton seed meal and com meal versus 



corn meal alone. 



