EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



-THE FEEDING OP SWINE WITH PEASE, BARLEY, OATS AND SHORTS ADDING SIX POUNDS 



SKIM MILK PER PIG PER DAY. 



Lots 15, 16, 17 and 18. — These pens contained twelve cross-bred swine in all, which 

 ^ere fed for twelve weeks on all they would eat up clean of a mixture of equal parts by 

 weight of ground pease, barley, oats and shorts, soaked in cold water for 30 hours with 

 6 pounds of skim milk per day to each pig. These feeding tests were begun on the 10th 

 March, 1897, and continued for twelve weeks or until 19th May, 1897. 



Lot 15. — Consisted of two cross-bred swine Essex sire with Yorkshire dam, farrowed 

 10th September, 1896. 



No. of Swine, Two. 



Total live weight 



Increase in weight 



Feed consumed, meal .... 



milk 



" per lb. of increase, meal 



" " milk... 



Mar. 10. 



Lbs. 

 210 



April 7. 



Lbs. 



255 

 45 



130 



336 

 2-88 

 744 



May 5. 



Lbs. 



309 



54 



154 



336 



2-85 

 6-22 



May 19. 



Lbs. 



333 

 24 



75 



168 



3 



12 



Totals. 



Lbs. 



123 



359 



840 

 2 91 

 6-82 



Lot 16. — Consisted of three cross-bred swine, two Essex sire and Yorkshire dam — 

 farrowed 10th September, 1896, and one Tamworth sire and Berkshire dam, farrowed 

 10th October, 1896. 



Lot 17. — Consisted of four cross-bred swine, one Essex sire and Yorkshire dam, far- 

 rowed 10th September, 1896, two Tamworth sire and Berkshire dam, farrowed 10th 

 October, 1896, and one pure Berkshire. 



No. of Swine, Four. 



Total live weight 



Increase in weight 



Feed consumed, meal 



II milk 



II per lb. of increase, meal . 



II II milk. 



March 10. 



Lbs. 



378 



April 7. 



Lbs. 



479 



101 



221 



672 

 2-18 

 6-65 



May 5. 



Lbs. 



585 

 106 

 257 

 672 



2' 



6 



42 

 33 



May 19. 



Lbs. 



632 

 47 



143 



336 

 304 

 7- 14 



Totals. 



Lbs. 



254 



621 

 1,680 

 2-44 

 6 21 



