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Lot 3. Corn and Green Alfalfa — 6 Pigs. 



Weight at beginning of experiment 283 pounds. 

 Weight at close of experiment 793 pounds. 

 Total gain in 90 days 510 pounds. 

 Average daily gain per pig . 95 pounds. 

 Grain required per pound of gain 3.97 pounds. 

 Cost Per Hundred Pounds of Gain — Corn at 40c per bu., green alfalfa at $3 per ton- 



-$2.96. 



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Lot 2. Corn Meal and Rape — 6 Pigs. 



Weight at beginning of experiment 284 pounds. 

 Weight at close of experiment 70.j pounds. 

 Total gain 421 pounds. 

 Average daily gain per pig .78 pounds. 

 Grain required per hundred pounds of gajn 4.82 pounds. 

 Cost Per Hundred Pounds of Gain — Corn at 40c per bu.. green rape at .'JO per ton — $3.40. 



