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8 lbs. at a cost of 26 j cents per pound or 47 j lbs. of the 

 ration mixture. On August 4 this pig almost entirely re- 

 fused to eat and grew worse until August 11, when the test 

 closed and the pig was turned out to pasture and fed corn ; 

 upon this ration it made an average fat hog in 4 months. 



Pig No. VIII., from April 28 to June 2, received daily 3-5 

 lb. of cotton seed meal ; 1 1-5 lbs. of ground corn and 3 lbs. 

 green oats. The average weight of the pig at 50 lbs. makes 

 the nutritive ratio 1 : 4.7. In 35 days the pig gained 15^ lbs. 

 at a cost of 6 1-6 cents per lb., or 10 4-5 lbs. of the ration 

 mixture. On May 30 this pig refused to eat, but gradually 

 improved until it manifested no signs of illness. 



Pig No. VIII., from June 2 to Aug. 11, received daily 3-5 lb. 

 of cotton seed meal ; 1 1-5 lbs. of ground corn and 3 lbs. of green 

 sorghum. The average weight of the pig at 70 lbs. makes the 

 nutritive ratio 1 : 4.5. In 70 days the pig lost 6 lbs. This 

 ration should have contained 1 lb. of cotton seed meal, 2^ lbs. 

 of corn and 4 lbs. green sorghum. On July 28 and August 

 4 this pig refused food. It was evidently sick. It gradually 

 grew worse until August 11 when the experiment was closed. 

 Very probably it would have died had it not been turned 

 out and given other food. This pig soon recovered 

 after being turned into a pasture and fed corn. In fact, it 

 became a fine "porker" in 4 months after the close of the 

 experiment. 



Second Experiment. (See Table No. II.) 



In determining the cost of the food in the rations used in 

 the feeding tests, made from March 30 to June 29, 1895, the 

 same prices were used as for the test in 1894. 



The green rye gave out on April 27, and it was our inten- 

 tion to follow tlie green rye with green oats or green sorg- 

 hum ; but owing to unavoidable conditions those foods could 

 not be secured. 



Pig No. I., from March 30 to June 29, was fed daily 3^ lbs. 

 of corn. In 91 days the pig gained 25 lbs. at a cost of 13 3-5 



