DiriHIO^ OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Summary of Results. 



453 



No. of pigs in lot 



Weight at start of test November 27, 1913 Lb. 



Weight at end of test March 27. 1914 „ 



Gain in four months 



(iain per pig per day i 



Total amount of oats fed n 



Total amount of barley fed n 



Total amount of feed flour fed n 



Total amount of mangels fed 



Total cost of feed ..... S 



Cost of feed per 100 pounds gain in weight § 



Lot 1. 



Lot. 2. 



This experiment would indicate that, whatever may be the value of the shorts for 

 milking sows and freshly weaned pigs, it is not a satisfactory winter feed for half- 

 grown pigs unless it is fed in combination with some coarse lighter feed, such as 

 ground barley or oats. When fed alone or with feed flour it induced digestive troubles 

 and crippling. Last year's results were corroborative of thid conclusion. 



In comparing oats and barley, results are not very conclusive, but in as far as 

 they give any evidence are in favour of barley, for the production of larger and 

 cheaper gains. 



FEEDING TWICE A DAY VS. THREE TIMES. 



A feeding test was conducted in which feeding pigs three times a day was com- 

 pared with feeding twice a day. The pigs were Yorkshires and grade Yorkshires. 

 The test was started on November 27 and was completed on February 27, when the 

 pigs were ready for market. Lot 4 weighed 117| pounds average per pig at the start, 

 and lot 5 weighed 120^ pounds average. Both lots received 3 pounds of barley chop 

 and 1 pound of feed flour per pig per day part of the period, and 4^ pounds of barley 

 chop ,and IJ pounds of feed per pig per day the rest of the time. Both lots received 

 about 2 to 3 pounds of mangels per pig per day. These feeds were charged at the fol- 

 lowing rates: Barley, 40 cents per bushel; feed flour, $28 per ton; mangels, $3 per 

 ton. The following are the gains made per month and for the whole period : — 



Lot 4. — Fed Twice a Day. 



