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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



In computing results, the foodstuffs "were charged at the following rates: 

 Barley .... $28.00 per ton. 



Oats . . . . 

 Middlings. 



Feed flour 

 Milk.. .. 

 Turnips . . 



26.00 per ton. 



28.00 per ton. 



33.00 per ton. 



.20 per cwt. 



2.00 per ton. 



The following tables giye the details of the experiment: — 



Lot I. — Barley and Oats. 



Number of animals 



First weight, gross, December 12, 191 2 lb . 



First weight, average <• 



Finished weight, gross, February 1.3, 1913 



Finished weight, average , 



Number of days in experiment days 



Average gain per pig for period lb . 



Average gain per pig per day " 



Amount of meal consumed " 



Amount of roots consumed 



Amount of milk consumed ■■ 



Total cost of feed for period $ 



Cost of feed per pig for period $ 



Cost of feed per pig per day cts. 



Cost to produce 1 pound gain live weight cts. 



X.B.— 1. The heavier and older pigs of pen 2 made more costly and slower gains 

 than pen 1, as would be expected. 



