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months old. They were separately fed — the one on steamed, and the 

 otlier on raw potatoes, with an allowance of 2^1bs. of broken barley to 

 each lot ; the barley for the steamed lot being prepared along with 

 the potatoes. The live weight of the two lots was : — 



That ou raw food . . 108 lbs. 



Ditto oil steamed do. . . 106 ,, 



and the following table exhibits their several improvement : — 



March 19. Pij^s ou steamed food , , IHlbs.l T^-ri. • r r 



'^ , ,11 I Ditterence 111 favour 01 



^''^^ * * * ' steamed food 3 lbs. 



March 30. Weight oa steamed food . 137 lbs. 



— raw do. . 123i , , J-Ditto . . 13^ 



lbs.lj,j 



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•lbs.) 



May 1. Weight on steamed food . . 2051bs.l 



— raw do. . . 175 ,, VDitto , . 30 



June 1. Weight on steamed food . . 279 lbs. 



— raw do. . . 223., VDitto . . 56 



Thus in three months the pigs on steamed food had increased 173 lbs. 

 — being 67lbs. more than double their original weight ; while those on 

 raw food only gained 11 5lbs. The potatoes were, however, given unli- 

 mitedlv to each lot, without being weighed ; so that we have no account 

 of the quantity each consumed, nor of the cost of preparation ; but the 

 reporter states, " that he does not think it possible to make pigs fat on 

 raw potatoes, without other food, when confined to them alone." 



Mr. Dudgeon, of Spye-Law, near Kelso, on the 2nd of July began 

 to feed two lots, — one containing si\ he, and the other five she pigs, 

 each nine weeks old ; the males being fed on steamed, and the 

 females on raw })otatoes, with a little cut grass. About a fortnight 

 afterwards, the food was changed to beans, — the males getting- them 

 boiled, and the females raw, but ground and mixed with water ; salt 

 being applied with both. 



Both lots ate the potatoes with equal avidity ; but those upon the 

 raw beans were, during a week, very shy in touching them, and seemed 

 to prefer the cut grass. After that time they, however, devoured them 

 greedily, and an eruption appeared upon their ears, which was attri- 

 buted to the heating nature of the food ; in consequence of which a 

 proportion of potatoes was given, and a little more salt added, which 

 allayed the irritability. The following are their respective weights 

 during the trial : — ■ 



He Pigs. st. lbs. oz. 



July 2. Weight at this date 1 7 2 



Aug. 19. Ditto . 27 2 8 Increase lOst. Olbs. 8oz. 



Oct. 12. Ditto . 55 8 4 Ditto 25,, 5,, 12,, 



Total increase in ten weeks ^ . . . . 38st 61b. ioz. 



She Pigs. st. lbs. oz. 



July 2. Weight at this date 14 1 



Aug. 19. Ditto . 17 5 8 Increase 3st. 41b. 8oz. 



Oct. 12. Ditto . 3112 8 Ditto 14,, 7,, 0,, 



Total increase in ten weeks ..... 17st. 111b. 8oz. 



Difference in favour of steamed food. . . . 20st. 81b. 12oz. 



