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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



9-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



During the year 1908-9 a large number of pigs have been bred and fed. Feed 

 prices have been high and pork prices rather low, but financial results have been fairly 

 satisfactory. 



FEEDING OLD BROOD SOWS. 



The practice of wintering sows outside, with no protection save small single board 

 cabins wherein to sleep, and feeding them very largely on roots and clover hay, has 

 been continued, with very satisfactory results. A statement as to the kinds and 

 amoi;nts of feeds, fed a bunch of 27 brood sows, is submitted below. 



The estimated cost of feeding sows is made up by charging the following prices 

 for feeds : — 



Bran $20 00 per ton. 



Eoots 2 00 " 



Shorts 20 00 " 



Clover hay 7 00 " 



COST OF WINTERING 27 BROOD SOWS. 



Period. 



From Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 'OS 



From Nov. 30 to Dec. 31, '08 



From Dec. 31, '08, to Jan. 31, '09 . 

 From Jan. 31, '09 to Feb. 28, '09. . 

 From Fub. 28 to March 31, '09 



No. 



of 



days. 



30 

 31 

 31 

 28 

 13 



Amount of feed consumed 



Bran. 



lbs. 



1,400 

 1,200 

 1,350 

 1,210 

 800 



Shorts. 



lbs. 



460 

 700 

 710 

 605 

 400 



Roots. 



lbs. 



10,420 



11,020 



8.400 



4,200 



Clover 

 Hay. 



lbs. 



300 

 1^50 

 600 

 300 



Totnl 



cost of 



feed. 



25 35 

 ?,2 82 

 3ii 33 

 30 76 

 18 65 



Cost 

 per pig. 



93 

 1 21 

 1 34 

 1 13 



69 



Cost 

 per 

 dav. 



cts. 



■1 



•9 



3 







•3 



* Refuse, tops, etc., at .?5.00. 



Total number of days 



Total tost of feed 



Average cost y.er pig 



Average cost per pig per day . 



133 



.$113 91 



5 33 



04 



FEEDING YOUNG BROOD SOWS. 



Old sows may usiially be fed on cheap rough feeds as indicated above. Young 

 sows, however, must receive a more liberal ration, and to a bunch of 25 young sows 

 fed outside and sleeping in small cabins, as in the case of old sows, it was found 

 necessary to feed rations considerably more liberal as to meal, in order to keep pigs 

 in uniform, thrifty, growing condition. 



FEEDING EXPERHfENTS. 



A n\uiiber of feeding experiments were conducted during the year. One is 

 reported below. The aim of this experiment was to gain some idea as to the compara- 

 tive value of gluten. Imperial (food flnur), and a mixture of oats, oil meal and Tmperia', 

 as meals to lend strength or weight to a finishing-off mixture. Incidentally it was 

 attempted to gain some data as to the value of potatoes when added to such rations 

 as are described below. 



The whole feeding period was divided into three parts. This was done to permit 

 of the study of the values of feeds, &c., when no disturbing influence such as the 

 change from soTne other feed at first, or the variation in rate of grain due to satiety or 

 finishing-oflf at the end. 



The different feeds were valued as follows : Barley, $27 per ton ; bran, $2() per 

 ton; gluten, $28 per ton; Imperial (feed flour), $32 per ton; oats, $2G per ton; oil 

 meal, $32 per ton, and small potatoes, $2 per ton. 



