74 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD Vli., A. 1905 

 UVEOO VS. SHORTS AND OATS FOR POUK PRODUCTION. 



In the winter of 190-1 a shipmeiat of a prepared food called ' Uveeo ' was received 

 from ' Uveco Cereals, Ltd., Usk Vale Mills, Newport, Mon., England. 



This food looked as though it might have been prepared from Indian corn by 



cooking or steaming and then passing between heated rollers while still wet. It was 



fed to a lot of 3 pigs for 7 weeks, with results given below. At the same time a similar 



lot of pigs was fed on an equal amount of a mixture of equal parts shorts and crushed 



oats. 



Uveco. Shorts and Oats. 



Weight of pigs to start May 5 239 239 



Average weight 791 795 



Weight of pigs, July 11. . . .- 405 3G3 



Average weight of- July 11 135 121 



Increase in weight in lot IGC 124 



Gain per pig in 49 days 55 41 



Daily rate of gain 1*12 '84 



Amount food consumed 533 533 



Value of food required for 100 lbs. guiu $ 4 08 



An examination of the table shows that while 430 pounds of shorts and oats was 

 required to produce 100 pounds increase in live weight, only 321 povmds of Uveco was 

 required to secure a similar result. If 430 pounds of shorts and oats be worth $4.0S 

 it is evident that 321 pounds of Uveco may be claimed to be worth the same amount, i.e., 

 Uveco may be said to be worth $1.27 per 100 pounds. 



This is of course a single trial and no definite conclusion should be based upon 

 the results. 



The food was evidently very palatable as the pigs ate it with avidity, and when 

 it was fed in small quantities to young pigs they always seemed to want more of it 

 than of any of the regular meals fed. 



The keenness of appetite for the food wore off as the experiment advanced, how- 

 ever, and it seemed evident that some other food would have to be fed along with the 

 Uveco if a long feeding period were intended. 



LAEGE BLACKS. 



For a number of years Large Blacks have been bred on the farm to gain some 

 information as to their value as a class of swine for bacon production. They have 

 teen tcsttd in various ways, and the results may be summarized as follows: — 



1. As prolific and healthy breeding stock they cannot be surpassed by any of the 

 breeds r.cw commonly bred in Canada, 



2. As pigs for crossing they are exceedingly impressive whether male or female, 

 and leave their mark stamped very distinctly no matter what the other cross may be. 

 The cross-breds have also been uniformly healthy and quick feeders, the cross with the 

 Tamworth being particularly remarkable in this respect. 



3. As pure-bred pigs they have been found to be rapid and easy fatteners, exceed- 

 ingly good grass or pasture pigs, and have stood all kinds of weather without any 

 apparent evil effects. 



4. As pigs for bacon production, however, they have proven to be a complete fail- 

 vre. The carcases have been Invariably scored as falling far short of the Ideal In (a.) 

 quality of meat, (h.) uniformity of fat layer on the back, (c.) length of side, (d.) too 

 little thickness of belly meat and too great a proportion of belly meat to the rest of 

 the carcase, and (e.) a marked tendency to lay on fat thickly rather than develop a 

 large amoimt of lean meat. 



A pair was exhibited at the Guelph Fat Stock Show In December, 1903, and 

 experts from the largest packing houses were at one in condemning them for the 

 reasons I have given above. 



