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Taking all these facts into consideration the results of the test war- 

 rant the conclusion that it costs but little more to make groicth on pigs 

 before tccaning than aftericards. 



Professor Henry, at the Wisconsin Experiment Station, performed 

 several experiments on the same point. From his work the following 

 table is taken (Seventh An. Kept. Wisconsin Station, page 51): 



Table IV. — Showing the amount and cost of food required for 100 pounds gain. 



For the sake of comparison with our results above, the cost of the 

 gains have been computed on the same basis, viz.: Corn. at 45 cents 

 per hundred, shorts or middlings at 50 cents and milk at 20 cents per 

 hundred. 



For farther study the results of four other trials at the same station 

 are given in the next table, taken from the same report, page 52. 



Table V. — Showing the amount and cost of feed for 100 pounds gain. 



Commenting on these two tables Professor Henry says: "It will be 

 seen that this year (Table IV) we produced gain somewhat cheaper while 

 the pigs were with the sow than after they were weaned, while last year 

 the reverse w^as the case. Averaging the trials for the two years we 

 have a difference so small that it may be entirely set aside by the results 

 of further investigations." 



In the following table is set forth by weeks the amount of each food 

 constituent of the ration consumed by each litter of pigs, the total dry 

 matter consumed, gain of pigs and pounds of dry matter consumed per 

 pound of gain: 



