EXPERIMENT STATION REPORTS. 



171 



Initial weight per pen 



Final weight per pen 



Total gain per pen 

 Average gain per pig . 

 Average daily gain per pig 



Averagj daily ration: 



Corn 



Tankage 



Powdered Skim milk . 

 Skim milk 



Fe?d per 100 lbs. gain: 



Corn 



Tankage 



Powdered skim milk 



Skim milk 



Total 



Lot I 



5 Pigs 



Corn and 



Tankage 



382 

 1001 8 

 GUI 8 

 lliO 

 1 36 



4 42 

 . ,G47 



324 7 

 47 4 



372 1 



Lot II 



5 Pigs 



Corn and 



Powdered 



Skim Milk 



376 

 1088 

 712 

 142 4 

 1 56 



4 52 

 903 



288 3 



57 7 

 346 



Lot III 



.5 Pigs 



Corn and 



Skim Milk 



375 

 1120 

 751 

 152 2 

 1 05 



10 12 



268 3 



013 3 

 881 



The corn used in Uie aibove test cost ."jfO.Oi* jxt l)usliel and the tankage 

 ^(lO.OO per ton. Usino tliese two feeds fed Lot I a.s a basis for comparison, 

 the 57.7 lbs, of ]Mnvdere<l skiin milk fed Lot II replaced -47.4 lbs, of 

 tankage worth i^\A'2 an<l :w;.4 lbs. corn worth ^0.40, making- r)7.7 lbs. of 

 powdered skim milk worth |1.8i*, or a luindred pounds of powdered 

 skim milk was worth .fo.K;, 



The ()L:VM lbs. of skim milk fe<l to Lot III replaced 47.4 Ib.s, tankage 

 worth *1.4l* and :>(\A lbs. o\' corn worth -I^O.Oi'. making G13.3 lbs, skim 

 milk worth •'S^li.()4, or one Imiidred pounds of skim milk was worth |0.3;>, 



Very trulv yours, 



GEO.X BROWN, 

 Professor of Animal Husbandry. 



L'EPORT OF THE SECTION OF DAIRY HUSBANDRY. 



To the Director: 



t^ir 



IXVE.STIGATIOX AXD TEACH IXC. 



The investigation work has been increased immeasura'bly since the 

 appointment of Mr. (\ F. Huti'man and the half and quarrer-tinie assist- 

 ants. A new experimental shed has been erected and equipped for 

 carrying on special work with growing animals. The principal experi- 

 ment with growing animals has been along the line of determining the 

 feeding value of several mineral feeds as a supplement to ordinary 

 rations and to study their effect upon the general health, growth, repro- 

 duction, and milk production. Five lots of calves of five animals each 

 are being used in this work and are being fed various commercial mixes 

 in addition to home made mineral mixes. The work put out along this 



