REPORT OF TEE AGRICULTURJST 79 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Lot B. — Fed on Meal and Mangels. 



"Meal mixture, barley 500 lbs., oats 200 lbs., s'4o:Td 500 lbs., gluten 200 lbs. 

 Mixture cost $1 per 100 lbs. Mangels $2 per ton. 



Number of pigs in lot 4 



Weight to enter, Jan. 1 342 lbs. 



Average v.-cight 85 J " 



Weight, March 2G 532 " 



Average weight 133 " 



Days on feed 85 days. 



Gain made by lot in 85 days 190 lbs. 



Gain made per pig in 85 days 47^ " 



Daily rate of gain per pig 0-55 " 



Meal consumed by lot in 85 days 994^ " 



Mangels consumed by lot in 85 da\ s . . 1,848 " 



Value of food consumed $ 11 T9i " 



Cost to produce 100 lbs. live weight 6 20 



Lot C. — Fed on Meal and Sugar Beets. 



Meal mixture, barley 500 lbs., oats 200 lbs., shorts 500 lbs., gluten 200 lbs. Mix- 

 ture cost $1 per 100 lbs. Beets cost $3 per ton. 



Number of pigs in lot 4 



Weight to enter, Jan. 1 335 lbs. 



Average weight 83| 



Weight, March 26 575 " 



Average weight, March 26 143| " 



Days on feed 85 days. 



Gain made by lot in S5 days 240 lbs. 



Gain made per pig in 85 days 60 " 



Daily rate of gain per pig 0-70 " 



[Meal consumed by lot in 85 days 1,006 " 



Beets consumed by lot in 8.^ days 1.560 " 



"Value of food consumed $ 13 30 



Cost to produce 100 lbs. live weight 5 05 



Lot D. — Fed on Meal and Herbageum. 



Meal mixture, barley 500 lbs., oats 200 Jbs.. shorts 500 lbs., gluten 200 lbs. Mix- 

 ture cost $1 per 100 lbs. Herbageum 15 cents per lb. 



Number of pigs in lot , . . 4 



Weight to enter, Jan. 1 291 lbs. 



Average weight 72| " 



Weight, March 26 570 " 



Average weight, March 26 142i " 



Days on feed 85 days. 



Gain made by lot in 85 days 2.79 lbs. 



Gain made per pig in 85 days 69| " 



Daily rate of gain per pig 0-71 " 



Meal consumed by lot in 85 days l,055i " 



Herbageum consumed by lot in 85 days 434 ozs. 



Value of food consumed $ 14 60 



Cost to produce 100 lbs. live weight 5 23 



