REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND ACTING AGRICULTURIST. 



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Lot 18. — Consisted of three cross-bred swine, two Essex sire and Yorkshire dam, far- 

 rowed 10th September, 1896, and one Tarn worth sire and Berkshire dam, farrowed 10th 

 October, 1896. 



No. of Swine, Three. 



Total live weight 



Increase in weight .... 



Feed consumed, meal . . 

 ■I milk . , 



■I per lb. 



of increase, meal, 

 milk. 



March 10. 



Lbs. 



284 



April 7. 



Lbs. 



340 



56 



155 



504 



276 



9 



May 5. 



Lbs. 



424 



84 

 218 

 504 



2' 



6 



59 



May 19. 



Lbs. 



460 



36 



105 



252 



2-91 



7 



Totals. 



Lbs. 



176 



478 

 1,260 

 2-71 

 715 



The avei-age live weight of each of the pigs in these groups, when these feeding 

 tests were begun, was 96^ pounds; average weight of each at the conclusion of the 

 experiment, 157 pounds. 



THE FEEDING OP SWINE WITH UNGROUND OATS. 



Lot 19. — This pen contained four cross-bred swine — two Berkshire sire and Tam- 

 worth dam, farrowed 1st May, 1897 ; and two Yorkshire sire and Berkshire dam, farrowed 

 6th May, 1897. These were fed for the whole period of twelve weeks with unground 

 oats, soaked in cold water for 54 hours, all they would eat up clean, with 3 pounds of 

 skim milk per day to each pig. This feeding test was begun on the 1st September, 1897, 

 and continued until the 24th November, 1897. 



No. of Swine, Four. 



Total live weight 



Increase in weight 



Feed consumed, oats 



II .1 milk 



II II per lb. of increase, oats . 



milk. 



Sept. Ist. 



Lbs. 

 389 



Sept. 29th. 



Lbs. 



448 

 54 



299 



33S 

 5-53 

 6 22 



Oct. 27th. 



Lbs. 



546 

 103 

 421 

 336 



4' 



3' 



08 

 26 



Nov. 24th. 



Lbs. 



681 

 135 

 510 

 336 



3-77 

 2-48 



Totals. 



Lbs. 



"292"" 



1,230 



1,008 

 4-21 

 3-45 



To gain information as to how much of this unground grain passed through the 

 swine undigested, the excrement was carefully collected for one day (24 hours) and 

 washed, when, from about 14 pounds of oats fed, 2 pounds 6 ounces of undigested grain 

 was separated, which when dried weighed 22^ pounds per bushel. When tested as to its 

 germinating power, eleven per cent of this grain sprouted. 



The average live weight of each pig, when this feeding test was begun, was 97^ 

 pounds ; average weight of each at the conclusion of the experiment, 170|^ pounds. 



Sold 25th November, 1897. Shrinkage in weight: — 



Pounds, 



Live weight, fasted 14 hours 659 



Dressed weight, 24 hours after killing 492 



Percentage of shrinkage from weight after fasting 25 • 33 



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