The mangolds were eaten without waste, wat no other ‘co 
food was. The water-free food required per pound’gainii inswe e 
was less than is usually required from any food, excepting mi 
The amount of water drunk by the pigs having one was, | 
might be expected, very small. , 
2 2 ah apse VA CRUE RI ON eb els 77.00 
1 NSS DAR BE MUTA Irae Anse ws Sys Ay i173 
Crude albuminoids...... pen et OA ae ap) 2.98 
Crude fiber. ..... Hay OER PAB RRL Du Aire chant vce Unt ate 5.27 
1 TEES af a Tey 2-0 A 2 (0) RNR PTO OPA TRS Be MGR en ESE 
as it required then more time oe eating, there was not so great 
opportunity for the stronger animals to get more than their share. — 
The record of increase in weight was kept individually, the ; 
animals being designated by numbered ear-tags, and weighed — 
once a week, and the individual loss or gain was always in accord 
with the general or average results. While the increase of live 
weight may not always be absolute gain of meat, it is approxi- — 
mate and comparable. There can not be much error in compari- 
son of gain resulting from the fact of greater weight of some 
coarse foods being consumed, than of grain, for, with the more 
concentrated food, more water was drunk, so that there was much 
less difference in the total water and food taken. Whatever 
error would exist in this respect, could not have held throughout 
any period. A decrease of total consumption was also often coin- et 
cident with increase in weight. While the proportion of water- 
free food consumed varied much, the actual difference in amount 
for the different periods, was small. The following table 
shows the amounts of total food, water, and of water-free food for 
the different rations : . 
