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Whole Grain v. Meals. Experiments show that, for 

 fattening purposes, grain fed in the meal form gives 

 better results than the whole grain. E.g., trials at 

 Wisconsin (America) showed that it required 5-01 Ibs. 

 maize and sharps to produce I Ib. live weight increase, 

 while with maize "meal" and sharps only 4-71 Ibs. 

 were required a saving of 6 per cent. 



Rommel (America) has calculated the results of 

 nine trials, at five stations, and the average amount of 

 whole grain (peas, wheat, rye, oats, and barley) to give 

 i Ib. live weight increase was 4-73 Ibs. When these 

 were ground to a meal, 4- 1 5 Ibs. gave the same result 

 a saving of 12 per cent. 



XXXVIII. RATIONS FOR PIGS. 



Where separated milk and small potatoes are 

 available, the ration for a pig would, no doubt, consist 

 of these two foods along with suitable meals. The 

 quantities required per pig would depend to a large 

 extent on its size and age, as represented in the 

 following table : 



Typical Daily Ration for a Pig from Six Weeks Old to 

 Twenty-Eight Weeks when Fat. 



