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for all breeds, being omitted. Iti one test, the results are given in terms of dry 

 matter. 



Ontario Feeding Trials. — Following are the results of the Ontario tests: 



Meal Consumed Pee 100 Pounds Gain in Weight, 



Ist Test. 



Pounds Pounds 



Berkshire 398 Duroc-Jersey 424 



Tamworth 400 Chester White 452 



Poland-China 417 Yorkshire 468 



2nd Test. 



Pounds Pounds 



Berkshire 327 Chester White 340 



Tamworth 331 Yorkshire 341 



Poland^China 333 Duroc-Jersey 368 



3rd Test. 



Pounds Pounds 



Yorkshire 350 Chester White 378 



Berkshire 370 Tamworth 378 



Duroc-Jersey 376 Poland-China 383 



ith Test (Dry Matter). 



Pounds Pounds 



Berkshire 318 Chester White 337 



Tamworth 331 Duroc-Jersey 337 



Yorkshire 335 Poland-China 350 



5th Test. 



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Pounds Pounds 



Berkshire 409 Chester White 433 



Yorkshire 422 Tamworth 462 



Duroc-Jersey 426 Poland-China 474 



Before any comment is made on the Ontario results, we will look at the Iowa 

 results, which are based upon dry matter. 



Iowa Feeding Trials.— Following are the results of the Iowa tests: 



Pounds Dry Matter Consumed per 100 Pounds Gain in Weight. 



1st Test. 



Pounds Pounds 



Duroc-Jersey 386 Poland-China 424 



Yorkshire 398 Chester White 460 



Tamworth 403 Berkshire 462 



2nd Test. 



Pounds ^^"^Jo 



Duroc-Jersey 337 Poland-China 392 



Yorkshire 365 Chester White 394 



Berkshire 381 Tamworth 407 



3rd Test. 



Pounds Pounds 



Poland-China 441 Chester White 506 



Berkshire 481 Duroc-Jersey |"5 



Yorkshire 505 Tamworth °^^ 



