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The above figures show that maize meal has given 

 better results than barley meal, except in cases where 

 these foods were fed with cooked potatoes only, when 

 barley meal did much better than maize meal. This 

 conclusion is supported by the Kilmarnock experiments. 



In both cases the results show that for bacon pro- 

 duction, both maize and. barley meals are improved 

 when blended with foods fairly rich in albuminoids, 

 but at the same time poor in oil and low in fibre. 



Foods and Quality of Bacon. 



The flesh of the fat pig intended for bacon should 

 be firm in all parts, with a good proportion of lean 

 meat to fat in the carcass. The fat should also be a 

 clear white colour. The flesh of the pig is naturally 

 rather soft (cattle and sheep just the opposite), hence 

 foods are required which are poor in oil and rich in 



