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EXPERIMENTAL Iakoi ts 



4 GEORGE V., A. 19H 



Lot IV. — Barley, Oats and Middlings. 



Number of animals 



First weight, gross, December 12, 1912 lb. 



First weight, average 



Finished weight, gross, February 13, 1913 



Finished weight, average . . h 



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 9 



Cost of feed per pig per day cts. 



Cost to produce 1 pound gain live weight cts. 



Lot IV. 



y 

 418 

 836 

 738 

 147 6 

 63 

 64 

 1-01 

 .019 



14 26 

 2 85 

 452 

 4'40 



Pen 1. Pen 2. 



o 

 350 

 70 

 617 

 123 4 

 63 

 534 

 083 

 1,021 



14 29 

 285 

 4-52 

 530 



Average 



for 

 Lot IV. 



10 

 768 

 768 

 1,355 

 135 5 

 63 

 58 7 

 92 

 2,040 



14-27 

 285 

 4 52 



4-85 



N.B. — In this lot the heavier pigs made more economical gains. 



Lot V. — Barley, Oats and Feed Flour. 



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. ... • • day- 

 Average gain per pig for period lb. 



Average gain per pig per day " 



Amount of meal consumed n 



Amount of roots consumed n 



Amount of milk consumed " 



Total cost of feed for period S 



Cost of feed per pig for period 9 



Cost of feed per pig per day 4 cts. 



Cost to produce 1 pound gain live weight cts. 



Lot V. 



Pen 1. 



354 



70-8 

 592 

 118-4 



63 



476 

 75 

 836 



12 12 

 2 42 

 384 



5 



Pen 2. 



5 

 551 ■ 

 110-2 

 907 

 1814 

 63 

 7f2 

 113 

 1,272 



IS 44 

 368 

 584 

 5 10 



Average 



for 

 Lot V. 



10 



905 

 90 5 

 1,499 

 149 9 

 63 

 594 

 94 

 2,108 



30 56 

 305 

 484 

 5-05 



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



Deductions from experiment are as follows : — 



1. Skim milk is an outstandingly cheap pork producer. Comparing lot II with 

 lot I we notice : — 



(1) One pound mixed barley and oatmeal .equals 1-7 pounds milk. If 

 meal is worth $27 per ton, then milk has a value of 79e. per cwt. when fed as 

 above. 



