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through an animal of that sort, will be, so far as nitrogen and 

 phosphoric acid and all the valuable elements of manure are 

 concerned, of just the same value as it was before it went in. 

 That is, the quantities of these elements will be practically 

 the same. The condition of them will be rather improved, 

 for the offal will have been pulverized, composted, and con- 

 centrated. If the pig is old, has lost its teeth, and is losing 

 flesh, then you will get a quantity of pig with your offal 

 when it passes the animal, and the offal will be further im- 

 proved as manure. 



Keeping pigs on offal is bad business. But feeding offal 

 (that is genuine and healthy animal matter, not mere slush) 

 to pigs in moderate quantity as part of a ration, is a sensible 

 process; there is no reason why it should not be done. But 

 if you give too much offal, you will get a bad quality of pig. 



Question. Will corn from irregular rows produce corn 

 with straight rows? 



Dr. Sturtevant. I suppose I am the one to answer that 

 question. It will produce a large percentage of irregular 

 rows and a small percentage of straight rows. Any kind of 

 corn from straight rows will produce the largest percentage 

 of straight rows and the smallest percentage of irregular 

 rows. If you have got enough seed selected either from 

 straight or crooked rows, you will have a hundred per cent, 

 of either in time. 



The Chairman. The next paper is upon ensilage, which 

 is a subject iu which every farmer is practically interested. 



