niyiP!To\ or iNTMAi husbandry 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Lot 1. — Rice-Meal, Skim-mllk, atid Mangels. 



463 



rs'umber of animals 



Affe at beginning of feeding period days. 



Total weight at bnginning of feeding period, lb. 



Nutritive ratio of ration 



Duration of feeding period days. 



Amount of meal consumed lb. 



Amount of milk consumed m 



Amount of mangels con.sumed n 



Amount of meal consumed for 100 pounds 



gain „ 



Amount of milk consumed for 100 pounds gain n 

 Amount of mangels consumed for 100 pounds 



gain n 



Cost to produce 100 pounds gain 



Total live weight at end of feeding period . . . 

 Total gain in live weight during feeding 



period 



Daily gain per pig during feeding period 



Total vciqht oj rinrera 



Weight of livers 



Weight of hearts and lungs 



W^eight of remainder of viscera 



S 

 lb. 



Penl. 



4 



180 

 582 

 1:7 9 

 57 

 G84 

 .570 

 1425 



412 05 

 343-3 



85S 43 

 7-28 

 748 



100 



728 

 105 

 14 3 

 9 3 

 81-4 



Pen 5. 



54 



4 



98 

 324 

 1:7 



78 



705 



780 



1.5G0 



329 4 

 304-48 



728-9 

 G 11 

 538 



214 



81 



64 



-685 

 G 

 -9 

 -5 



■2 



Lot 1. 



Pen 10. ! Pen 12. 1 Average. 



4 



70 



201 



1:7-85 



100 



1291 



1000 



1000 



309 91 

 286 5 



286-5 

 5-77 

 5.".0 



319 



96 



8 



8 



77 



-872 



6 



1 

 -6 

 •9 



4 



98 



249 



1:803 



100 



1112 



1000 



1000 



376 9 

 338 98 



338-98 

 6 05 

 544 



295 



73.8 

 8-4 

 81 



57 3 



4 

 111 5 



339 

 1:7 

 83 

 948 

 837 

 1246 



83 

 75 



5 

 25 



372-065 

 333-315 



553-202 

 6-30 

 595 



25() 



89 



10 



8 



70 



7555 



25 



175 



375 



2 



Lot 2. — Whfeat Shorts, Skim-milk, and Mangels. 



Lot 2. 



Number of animals 



Age at beginning of feeding period days 



Total weight at beginning of feeding period . . lb. 



Nutritivt! ratio of ration 



Duration of feeding period days 



Amoimt of .shorts consumed lb. 



Amount of milk consumed i. 



Amount of mangels consumed h 



.Amount of shorts consumed for 100 pounds 



gain II 



Amount of milk consumed for 100 pounds gain « 

 Amount of mangels consiimed for 100 pounds 



gain ; • • • : 



Cost to produce 100 pounds gain 



Total live weight at end of feeding period .... 



Tf)tal giiin in live wiight during feeding period n 



Daily gain per ]iig during feeding period « 



Tolid "-tliihl of viscera >i 



Weight of livers i 



W^eigiit of hearts and lungs i 



Weight of remainder of viscera m 



lb. 



$; 



Pen 2. 



4 



180 



449 



1:4.21 



64 



763 



640 



640 



269-4 

 224 5 



224-5 



4.30 



734 



285 



riiM 



92 5 

 14 6 

 11- 

 66 9 



Pen 6. 



4 



98 



322 



1:4.14 



78 



«96 



780 



1,.560 



214 

 240 



480- 



4.10 



04? 



325 



1 04 



76-8 



12 6 



8-2 



56 



15 



Pen 9. 



4 



70 



198 



1:4.12 



100 



1,339 



940 



940 



299 5 

 210 2 



210-2 



4.73 



645 



447 



1-117 



112- 



13 7 



10 1 



&S-2 



Average. 



4 



116 

 323 



1:4.117 

 80-66 

 934-3 

 786-6 

 1,046-6 



201 01 

 224 9 



304-9 

 4 306 

 675-3 

 352-3 



109 

 93 76 

 13 63 



9-76 

 70-36 



Lot 3 .\m) 4. 



In lots 3 and 4, wheat shorts was used for the foundation ration. Lot 3 had one- 

 half of the grain food made up of rioe-meal and lot 4 liad nn equal portion of a home- 

 grown mixture of oats. peas, and hiirley. Thi.s experiniont wa? nuide to determine what 

 effect rice-meal would have as compared with mixed grain, when used with equal 



Agassiz 



