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The meal referred to in the foregoing table was equal 

 parts b}' weight of ground wheat, barley, rye and wheat 

 bran. One of the conclusions from these experiments 

 was that "skim milk is a most valuable adjunct to the 

 grain ration when hard flesh is desired." It was found 

 "in practically every case that the swine which had skim 

 milk as a part of their ration were healthier and more 

 Aigorous than those which had grain without the skim 

 milk." 



Trials at the Hatch (now the Massachusetts) experi- 

 ment station (Eleventh Annual Report) resulted in the 

 following recommendations of desirable rations in which 

 skim milk is used for growing swine: 



DESIRABLE RATIONS FOR GROWING PIGS USING SKIM 

 MILK 



Weight of pigs. 



20 to 60 pounds 

 60 to 100 pounds 

 100 to 180 pounds 



Rations 



3 ounces of com meal to each quart of milk. 

 6 ounces of com meal to each qviart of milk. 

 8 ounces of corn meal to each quart of milk. 



20 to 60 pounds 

 60 to 100 pounds 

 100 to ISO pounds 



Milk at disposal, plus mixture of one-third corn meal, one-third 

 wheat bran and one-third gluten meal, to satisfy appetites. 



Milk at disposal, plus mixture of one-half corn meal, one-quarter 

 wheat bran and one-quarter gluten meal, to satisfy appetites. 



Milk at disposal, plus mixture of two-thirds corn meal, one-sixth 

 wheat bran and one-si.xth gluten meal, to satisfy appetites. 



SKIM MILK VS. LIXSKEI) AND GLUTEN MEAL 



The comparative values of skim milk and Hnseetl and 

 gluten meals were tested in feeding swine at the Mary- 

 land station (Bulletin No. 63). A lot of six pigs was fed 

 hominy chops, ground corn fodder, gluten meal and "old 



