FARM EXPERIMENTS AT STATE COLLEGE, 



Conducted diin'ng the year ending June i, 18S3, hy G. M. Gowkll, 

 Farm. Superintendent^ and Walter Balentine, Professor oj 

 Agriculture. 



Experiment No. 1. 

 Pig Feeding. 



In undertaking this test tliere were several points upon which 

 information was sought. First, the comparative results from the 

 dirterent foods emplo^'ed. Second, at what age of pigs is the most 

 satisfactory' growth obtained. Tiiird, the cost of making pork, at 

 present prices of food. P'our pure blood Chester White pigs of 

 similar forms and weights, three months of age, were selected for 

 this trial. Up to this age their food had been skim milk and wheat 

 bran. They were divided into two sets of two pigs each. Set A 

 being fed throughout the trial upon fifteen pounds skimmed milk 

 daily, and all the corn meal wet, uncooked, the3' would consume. 

 A little bone dust was given frequently. Set B received all the}' 

 wouUf consume of a mixture of seven parts t-orn meal and one 

 part fish scrap, wet with water, uncooked. At the commencement 

 set A weighed 170 pounds, and set B 168 pounds : 



Set a. 



