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every case the foods consumed and the gains made are recorded. No 

 comparisons are made and no deductions are drawn. 



The amount of unground grain which passed through the swine 

 undigested was determined by collecting the manure for one day and 

 separating the undigested grain. When 14 lbs. of oats was fed, 2 lbs. 

 G oz. of undigested grain was recovered. When dry, this weighed at 

 the rate of 22£ lbs. per bushel. A germination test was made and 11 

 per cent of the grain sprouted. When about 17 lbs. of barley was con- 

 sumed, 2 lbs. 2 oz. was separated undigested, weighing at the rate of 

 35 lbs. per bushel when dry. This was also tested as to its germinating 

 power, but none of the kernels sprouted. When about 17 lbs. of peas 

 was fed, 2 oz. was separated undigested. When tested none of the 

 peas sprouted. From about 11 lbs. of corn consumed, 8 oz. of undi- 

 gested grain was obtained, weighing at the rate of 10.25 lbs. per bushel 

 when dry. Eight per cent of this grain sprouted when tested. When 

 about 11 lbs. of a mixture of unground oats, barley, and peas was con- 

 sumed, 10 oz. was recovered undigested. One hundred kernels of the 

 mixed grain was tested as to its germinating power. Only 2 kernels of 

 oats sprouted. 



Poultry, S. A. Bedford ( Canada Expt. Farms Rpt. 1897, pp. 331- 

 334). — Brief statements are made concerning the poultry kept at the 

 Manitoba Station, and a comparative experiment on the fattening of 10 

 turkeys and 10 chickens is reported. The chickens were made up of 

 6 White Plymouth Rock cockerels and 4 Black Minorca cockerels. 

 Five turkeys and 5 chickens (3 Plymouth Rocks and 2 Black Minorcas) 

 were fed in pens. The remaining turkeys and chickens were not con- 

 fined. The turkeys and chickens in pens~were given all they would eat 

 up clean of a mixture of wheat, oats, and barley 2:1:1. In the morning 

 the grain was fed chopped and wet with milk and in the evening it was 

 fed whole. 



"The turkeys were apparently more fond of oats than either barley 

 or wheat, and towards the latter portion of the fattening period the 

 proportion of this grain was increased with benefit." 

 " A little grain was given to the turkeys and chickens which were not 

 confined in addition to the food which they could gather. The turkeys 

 were fed from October 14 to November 25; the chickens from Septem- 

 ber 28 to November 26. The turkeys in pens weighed 32 lbs. 12 oz. at 

 the beginning of the test and gained 20 lbs. 4 oz., consuming G lbs. 

 grain per pound of gain. The turkeys running at large weighed 32.12 

 lbs. at the beginning of the test and gained 9 lbs. 4 oz. The food con- 

 sumed and gains made are recorded for .the 2 breeds of chickens. The 

 chickens confined in pens weighed 20 lbs. 7 oz. at the beginning of the 

 test and gained 11 lbs. and 2 oz., consuming a total of 57 lbs. of grain. 

 The chickens running at large weighed 18 lbs. and 15 oz. at the begin- 

 ning of the test and gained 4 lbs. 14 oz. The turkeys and chickens 

 were killed and the shrinkage between the live and dead weights 

 recorded. 



