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and gained 511 pounds. Those in No. 2 were fed on whole corn 

 and gained 52| pounds. A little less than 2| bushels were fed to 

 each pen. We called 54 pounds of corn one bushel and equal to 

 50 pounds of meal. 



From January 15th to February 16th the pigs in No. 1 were fed 

 on meal thoroughly scalded, and generally fed warm, and those in 

 No. 2 on raw meal. Equal quantities of meal and swill were giyen 

 to each, and the gain in each pen was. just the same, viz: 75^ 

 pounds. During the 32 days 150 pounds of meal Avere fed to each 

 pen. From February 16th to March 18th the two pigs in No. 1 

 fed on raw meal, gained 100 pounds ; the two in No. 2, fed on 

 scalded meal, 108| pounds ; and the two in No. 3, fed on an equal 

 weight of raw barley meal 89 pounds. 



This last trial would appear to show a gain of 8| per cent, in 

 favor of scalded meal, but one of the pigs in No. 1 had for two 

 months been gradually falling behind the others. During the last 

 30 days he gained only 46| pounds, while his mate gained 53| 

 pounds, or only three-quarters of a pound less than the average of 

 the two fed on scalded meal. The pigs fed on barley meal gained 

 15J pounds less than the average gain of the others. Calling this 

 gain worth 12 cents per pound, 15| pounds would be worth $1.83, 

 and as 300 pounds of meal were fed to each pen, we have as the 

 result of this trial, 50 pounds of corn meal worth 30| cents more 

 than 50 pounds of barley meal. 



During the 31 days ending April 18th, the two pigs fed on scalded 

 meal gained 99| pounds, the two on raw meal 122 pounds, and the 

 two fed on an equal weight of barley meal 95 pounds. This result 

 makes barley meal comparatively a little more valuable than last 

 month's trial. 



During the next month, ending May 19th, raw meal was com- 

 pared with fermented meal. Two pigs fed on raw, sweet meal, 

 gained 71 pounds, and the two fed on sour meal 47| pounds. 



In the above detailed experiments we have asked four questions 

 and obtained the four following answers, viz: 1st, Should corn be 

 ground ? Answer, yes. 2d, Should meal be scalded and fed warm, 

 even in the winter ? No. 3d, Should it be fermented ? An em- 

 phatic no. 4th, How does barley meal compare in value with corn 

 meal ? The two months' trial make 50 pounds of barley meal to 

 50 pounds of corn meal as 85 to 100. 



Experiments made with another breed, or at a diflFerent age, or 

 at some other season of the year, may give a different result. We 

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