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throw new light upon a subject which has ahcady been 

 sufjciently discussed, as appHed to those animals, or fur- 

 nish tbe public with facts of which it is not already in pos- 

 session. My experiments have therefore been confined to 

 hogs and cows. 



On July 93d, 1804, three hogs of the same litter, about 

 eight months old, were put up to fatten. Their respective 

 weights were as follow : 



No. 1 . 44 lbs. 



2. 47 lbs. 



3. 40 lbs. 



From the 23d of July till the 7th of Augustthcy were 

 fed with barley-meal mixed up with water ; daring which 

 time they consumed three bushels and a half of barley, and 

 gained in weight as fol!o\\s : 



No. 1.12 lbs. 



2. 10 lbs. 



3. 5 lbs. 



From the 3d of August to the 21st, they had salt mixed 

 with their f(»d, of whTch they consumed one quarter of a 

 pound per day. The food consumed was four bushels : 

 they had gained upon the last weighing as under: 

 No. 1. 18 lbs. 



2. 22lbs. 



3. 14lbs. 



From the 2 1st of August to the 3d of September the salt 

 was discontinued, in which time they ate four bushels and 

 a half of barley-meal, and their increase of weight was, 

 No. 1. 24 lbs. 



2. 21 lbs. 



3. 21 lbs. 



From the 3d of September to the IJth they had salt 

 as before, and their consumption of food was the same as 

 during the last fortnight, namely, four bushels and a half 

 of barley-meal. Their gain of weight was. 

 No. 1.31 lbs. 



2. 19 lbs. 



3. lylbs. 

 They were then slaughtered. 



It did not appear that the salt had any operation cither 

 in promoting thirst or stimulating their appetites, the con- 

 bumption of food being nearly the same whether salted or 

 not ; neither does it appear that the salt had any influence 

 on their fattening; perhaps the (|uantity allowed them was 

 too little; and vet I should think notj as there was enough 

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