a New York ees EXPERIMENT STATION. 
SwINE. 
_ . and pea forage, sorghum and mangolds for somewhat shorter 
periods. The grain foods used as part of the rations including 
the coarse foods, and in the rations contrasted with them, were 
corn, corn meal, wheat bran, wheat middlings, and a nitrogenous 
grain mixture. 
The pigs used in these experiments were Cheshires and Duroc 
Jerseys, which breeds were the first that were bred here and the 
only ones available at this time. Thirty-six pigs were used, 
twenty Durocs and sixteen Uheshires. 
From December to July most of. the feeding was with corn 
-ensilage, and portions of a bulletin issued in August giving the 
results are here repeated : 
The pigs for the experiment with ensilage were divided into fou 
lots of four pigs, two sows and two barrows each, and are for con- 
Duroc Jerseys, were as nearly alike as possible in regard to age, con- 
dition, and average weight, as were also Pens 3 and 4, which were 
pounds, for Pen 4, 89.5 pounds. The ensilage was of superior quality, 
+ ayerage amount.of moisture was about 73.0 per cent, and the average 
of three analyses was : 
_ Much of the work with pigs during the past year has been in 
the line of feeding experiments with some of the various course 
- foods that are so often recommended. Clover and corn ensilage 
have been fed for quite long periods, and prickly comfrey, oat. 
_ -yenience designated as Pens 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Pens 1 and 2, 
Cheshires. At the beginning of experiment the average weight per 
pig for Pen 1 was 54 pounds, for Pen 2, 56 pounds, for Pen 3, 88.8. 
finely cut, and made from corn ripe enough to cut for husking. The 
Per cent. 
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MEO) .'e)0 bs!) o's Ma aaa Ae GN ae a a Ae sania newt 6.18. 
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