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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Note that the meat m.eal consumption runs almost on a level until the 

 180th day, at which time it begins gradually to decline; actually, when 

 these pigs reached the weight of about 300 pounds, being a little over 

 eight months of age at that time, more than 99 per cent of their ration 

 was corn. 



It is somewhat surprising that oats should be consumed in relatively 

 increasing quantities up until the 110th day, and then gradually decline; 

 nevertheless, this represents a normal condition of affairs as regards the 

 consumption of oats by growing and fattening swine. 



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63 93 103 113 123 133 143 1S3 163 173 183 133 203 213 223 

 ACE IN DAYS 

 The way pigs balance their ration with com, meat meal, oats and oil meal. 

 All self-fed separately. 



On Chart 2 another group of pigs received the same feeds as did 

 the pigs shown in Chart 1, with the exception that oil meal is added. 

 Practically the same condition of affairs is shown, excepting that the 

 pigs have gained a little faster and that the addition of oil meal has 

 inhibited the consumption of oats somewhat and decreased the appetite 

 for meat meal to some extent. 



This Chart 2 records the quantities of feed eaten by the record bunch 

 of pigs which have been previously discussed, and that weighed 316 

 pounds when 248 days old. You may be quite interested to know that 

 one of the pigs in this group weighed 405 pounds when he was 247 days 

 of age, thus indicating great opportunity for development under such a 

 system of feeding. 



