DIVISION OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 605 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Lot II. Barley, Oats and Milk. 



Number of animals ■ 



First weight, gross, December 12, 1912 lb. 



First weight, average » 



Finished weight, gross, February 13, 1913 . . 



Finished weight, average " 



Number of days in experiment days 



Average gain per pig for period lb. 



Average gain per pig per day i 



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 i 



Lot II. 



N.B. — Here again the younger and lighter pigs made more economical gains. 



Lot III. — Barley, Oats and Cooked Turnips. 



Number of animals 



First wsight, gross, December 12, 1912 ." v lb- 

 First weight, average '< 



Finished weight, gross, February 13, 1913 ■■ 



Finished weight, average n 



Number of days in experiment 



Average gain per pig for period n 



Average gain per pig per day " 



Amount of meal consumed " 



Amount of roots consumed ■ 



Amount of milk consumed n 



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 gam live weight n 



Lot III. 



Pen. 1. 



5 

 418. 

 83.6 

 727 

 145.4 

 63. 

 61.8 

 .98 

 1072. 

 1072. 



15.54 

 3.11 

 4.93 

 5.0 



Pen. 2. 



5 

 854. 

 170.8 

 1199 

 239.8 

 63. 

 69. 

 1.09 

 1465. 

 1465. 



21.23 

 4.25 

 6.74 

 6.1 



Average 



for 

 Lot III. 



10 



1272 



127.2 



1926 



192.6 



63. 



65 



1 



2537 



2537 



4 

 03 



36.77 

 3.67 

 5.83 

 5.55 



N.B. — Here again the younger and lighter pigs made more economical gains. 



