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Pig No. VIII, from April 27 to June 22, received daily 3 

 lbs. of crushed cotton seed and 3 lbs. of ground cow peas. 

 With the average weight at 58 lbs., the nutritive ratio is 

 1:3.6. The pig gained 15| lbs. at a cost of 13 1-6 cents per 

 lb. or 17| lbs. of the ration mixture. Cotton seed 1 lb. and 

 cow peas 2 lbs. would make a better ration. On June 22 

 this pig accidentally escaped from the pen and was killed 

 by being chased too long in the heat of the day. 



Pig No. IX, from March 30 to April 27, received daily 3 

 lbs. of crushed cotton seed ; 3 lbs. of ground corn ; 3| lbs. 

 of green rye. With the average weight of the pig at 60 lbs. 

 the nutritive ratio is 1:7.4. The pig gained 7 lbs. at a cost 

 of 20 2-7 cents per lb. or 38 lbs. of the ration mixture. 

 Crushed cotton seed 1 lb.; ground corn 2 lbs., and green rye 

 5 lbs. would have been a better ration. 



Pig No. IX, from April 27 to June 29, received 3 lbs. of 

 crushed cotton seed and 3 lbs. of ground corn. With the 

 average weight of the pig at 70 lbs., the nutritive ratio is 

 1:8.3. The pig gained 12 lbs. at a cost of 23 cents per lb., 

 or 31^ lbs. of the ration mixture. Corn 3 lbs. and cotton 

 seed 1 lb.; or corn 3 lbs. and cotton seed 2 lbs. would have 

 been better. This Essex pig was treated afterwards as No. 

 Ill and weighed 186, January 1, 1896. 



Pig No. X, from March 30 to April 27 (28 days), received 

 daily 3 lbs. of wheat bran and 4 lbs. of green rye. With the 

 average weight of the pig at 65 lbs., the nutritive ratio is 

 1:4.7. The pig gained 10 lbs. at a cost of 11 1-10 cents per 

 lb., or 19 3-5 lbs. of the ration mixture. 



Pig No. X, from April 27 to June 29, received daily 3 lbs. 

 of wheat bran which has a nutritive ratio of 1:4.2. The pig 

 gained 9 lbs. at a cost of 21 cents per lb., or 21 lbs. of the 

 ration mixture. Bran and rye are apparently better and 

 less expensive than bran alone. This Essex pig with the 

 same after treatment as No. HI, weighed 203, January 14, 

 1895. 



