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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 

 THE FEEDING OF SWINE WITH UNGROUND BARLEY. 



Lot 20. — This lot consisted of four cross-bred swine — three, Berkshire sire with 

 Tamworth dam, farrowed 1st May, 1897 ; and one, Yorkshire sire with Berkshire dam, 

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

 unuround barley, soaked in cold water for 54 hours, all they would eat up clean, with 3 

 pounds of skim milk per day to each pig. 



No. of Swine, Four. 



Total live weight , 



Increase in weight 



Feed consumed, barley 



II II milk ..... . . . 



II II per lb. of increase, barley. . . 



II II II It milk 



Sept. 1st. 



Lbs. 

 397 



Sept. 29th, 



Lbs. 



477 



SO 



354 



336 



4' 



4' 



42 

 20 



Oct. 27th. 



Nov. 24th. 



Lbs. 



619 

 142 

 511 

 336 



3' 



3 



59 

 36 



Lbs. 



797 



178 



591 



336 

 3-32 

 1-88 



Totals. 



Lbs. 



400 



1,456 



1,008 



3 



2' 



64 

 52 



To gain information as to the proportion of this unground barley which passed 

 through the swine undigested, the excrement was carefully collected for one day 

 (24 hours) and washed, when, from about 17 pounds of barley consumed, 2 pounds 2 

 ounces of undigested grain was separated, which when dried weighed 35 pounds per 

 bushel. This was tested as to its germinating power, but not one of the kernels sprouted. 



The average live weight of each pig, when this feeding test was begun, was 99^ 

 pounds; average weight of each at the conclusion of the experiment, 199^ pounds. 



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



Pounds. 



Live weight, fasted 14 hours 798 



Dressed weight, 24 hours after killing 592 



Percentage of shrinkage from weight after fasting 25-81 



THE FEEDING OP SWINE WITH UNGROUND PEASE. 



Lot 21. — This pen contained four cross-bred swine, three Berkshire sire and Tam- 

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

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

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

 milk per day to each pig. 



To gain information as to the proportion of the unground pease which passed 

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

 and washed, when from about 17 pounds of pease fed, only 2 ounces of undigested grain 



