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small and one large sow, were fed from January 10 to March 28 as 

 follows : 



Lot I received daily 16.J pounds of a mixture of one part each of 

 wheat middlings and ground oats and three parts of pea meal ; Lot II, 

 5^ pounds of the same mixture and 60 pounds sliced turnips ; and Lot 

 III, 5J i)ouuds of the mixture and 35 pounds of corn silage in place of 

 the turnips. The 3 pigs in Lot I gaiued 270.5 pounds, those in Lot II 

 139.5 pounds, and those in Lot III 80.5 pounds live weight duriug the 

 experiment. 



Feeding swine on grain and meal. — To test the comparative feeding 

 value for young pigs of (1) a mixture of 2 parts of ground peas and 1 

 part each of ground oats, ground barley, and wheat middlings; (2) a 

 mixture of equal parts of peas and barley, ground; and (3) the same 

 ungronnd. These rations were each fed to one lot of pigs containing one 

 full-bred and three grade Berkshires, averaging about 50 i)ounds each, 

 from January 17 to May 31. The general health of the pigs receiving 

 ration 1 was better than that of those on the other rations. Some of the 

 latter became " stifiened " after a time, and in one case a change to 

 lighter food was necessary. 



The average amount of food eaten and the average gain in live 

 weight per day are given for the pigs on each ration as follows: 



Average per animal, daily. 



Rations. 



Food 

 consnrood. 



I. Ground peas (2 parts). Rroiind oats and barley, and wheat middlings. 



II. (iroiinil pi-as Auil barley. 



III. Whole peas and barl'<y 



Found*. 

 3.07 

 2.27 

 2.36 



Gain in 

 live weight. 



Pound*. 



1.35 

 0.49 

 0.21 



Mixture No. 1 seems to have produced the best gains in live weight. 

 The tiuancial advantages of the several rations are not considered. 



Green fodder as a food for sic ine. — Three lots of Berkshire pigs were 

 fed from June 7 to October 8 the following rations respectively, the 

 object being to test the value of green fodders (clover, oats, millet, and 

 fodder corn at ditierent times) as a substitute for part of the grain : 



Lot I was given a grain mixture consisting of two i»arts of peas and 

 one part each of barley, oats, and wheat middlings, ad libitum. In the 

 case of Lot 11, about one fourth and ot Lot III, about two thirds of the 

 grain mixture was replaced by green fodder. The results follow : 



Food calin and yaina in lire ireiyht. 



