REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST 



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always possible to replace him \vi>th a man who could do the work satisfactorily, and 

 very cor.sidcraWe losses were suffered. 



The experiment with the small pig farm is being continued and will be reported 

 upon more fully at a later date. A report of the crops grown on this area will be found 

 on page 84. 



EXPERIMENTS. 



A number of swine are constantly being fed in an experimental way. The work 

 done this year was along the lines of (1) economy of production, (2) type of pig as 

 influenced by feed and environment or conditions under which they were fed. 



Five lots of 5 pigs each were fed as follows : — 



Lot 1. Meal, Alfalfa pasture. 



Lot 2. Meal, clover pasture. 



Lot 3. Meal, root pastvire. 



Lot .4. Meal no supplementary food in pens. 



Lot 5. Meal, roots fed in pens. 



Reports of the different lots follow. All pigs were fed on the same meal mixture 

 shorts, 500 lbs.; oil meal, 30 lbs.; gluten, 10 lbs. 



Lot 1 — Alfalfa Pasture. 



No. of pigs in lot 5 



Weight to start Sept. 10, 1905 529 lbs. 



Average weight to start 106 " 



Weight to finish Oct. 15, 1905 775 " 



Average weight to finish 155 " 



Total gain in 35 days 246 " 



Average gain per pig in period of 36 days 49 " 



Daily rate of gain 1-4 " 



Food consumed in addition to pasture, meal 1,002 " 



Cost of food $ "9 02 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain 3 67 



The pigs had about \ acre of alfalfa. 

 Good effect on form and health of animals. 



Lot 2 — Red Clover Pasture. 



No. of pigs in lot 5 



Weight to start, Sept. 10, 1905 455 lbs 



Average weight to start 91 



Weight to finish Oct. 15, 1905 716 



Average weight to finish '. 143 



Average gain per pig in 35 days 52 



Total gain in 35 days 259 



Daily rate of gain 1-5 



Food consumed in addition to pasture, meal 1,012 



Value of food apart from pasture $9 10 



Cost of 100 lbs. gain, pasture neglected 3 52 



The pigs had about \ acre of clover. 



Good effect on form and health of animals. 



