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THE STOCKFEEDER'S COMPANION 



Winter v. Summer Fattening. In 1894 the Copen- 

 hagen Experiment Station published a Report (No. 30) 

 of 199 feeding trials with 2500 pigs, part of which 

 number had been fed in summer and part in winter. 

 The ordinary rations were fed, viz., separated milk, 

 whey, roots, and meals, and these have been reduced 

 to their meal equivalent : 



These results indicate that J Ib. less meal is required 

 on an average to produce unit live weight increase in 

 summer than winter, hence it is more economical to 

 fatten pigs in summer. 



(c) Pig Meals. 



Barley meal and maize meal are very common 

 constituents of pig meals, consequently the following 

 table has been calculated from Mr Corbett's 1898 

 Report of the Wiltshire Experiments. The table shows 

 what combinations from other sources were employed 

 with barley and maize meals respectively, and with 

 what results. The meal equivalent for the whole 

 ration has been calculated on the Danish system (see 

 p. 115). The results are as follows : 



