84 



(1). Kesults : — Taking in the whole period, extending from 9th December to 

 18th May, 4* 16 pounds of the mixture of grain, ground pease, barley and rye, were 

 consumed for every pound of increase in the live weight, when fed steamed and 

 warm, against 4*25 pounds of the grain when fed raw and cold. 



(2). The swine, on the steamed and warm feed, gained 702^pounds in live weight, 

 against 564 pounds of gain by the swine on the raw and cold feed ; but the former 

 consumed 2,928 pounds of grain, as against 2,398 pounds of grain consumed by the 

 latter. That indicates that when feed was provided, steamed and warm, the swine 

 consumed larger quantities of it than when fed raw and cold ; they also gained faster 

 in weight, but every pound of increase in weight cost practically as much in grain 

 in the one case as in the other. There was nothing to compensate for the labour and 

 expense of the steaming. 



(3). There was a marked and gradual increase in the quantity of grain con- 

 sumed per pound of gain in live weight, after the second month of the feeding. That 

 will be presented again in another Table. 



Eight of the black pias were put into Pens Nos. 3 and 4. The pigs in Pen 3 were 

 as nearly as possible similar in weight and appearance to those in Pen 4. 



In this experiment, the object was to discover the value, if any, of clover en- 

 silage for the feeding and fattening of swine of an average weight of 64 pounds each. 



Kecords were also kept, to ascertain the comparative quantities of feed required 

 to produce every pound of increase in the live weight of the swine, during the dif- 

 ferent stages of the feeding period. 



The pease ensilage was prepared by harvesting the crop when the earliest pods 

 were filled and before the pease became hard. The vines were green and succulent. 

 The ensilage was well preserved. The pigs in Pen 3 were fed an allowance of grain, 

 a mixture of equal parts of ground pease, barley and rye, but not as much as they 

 would have eaten readily. They were fed also a quantity of pease ensilage. The pigs 

 in Pen 4 were fed upon pease ensilage only. In both cases the pigs refused to eat 

 more than a small portion of whatever quantity of pease ensilage was offered to them. 

 The remainder was nosed over, pushed about and tramped on. When what was left 

 uneaten was weighed out of the pens it was very wet. 



Both lots of pigs were allowed cold water to drink, and a mixture of salt and 

 ashes was accessible to the pigs in both pens. The pease ensilage did not seem to 

 have any feeding value to the pigs which received an allowance of grain ; and the 

 pigs in Pen 4 steadily decreased in weight for nine weeks, when the feeding of 

 ensilage was ended. 



