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rations were fed. In all the experiments there was no 

 exception to this result. 



(2) The feeding of but one-fourth a full grain ration 

 secured a gain of as much as \ pound daily only when 

 the pigs were on the best of forage. It would seem that 

 the gains made on limited rations, especially when fed 

 one-half full feed or less, are more largely dependent on 



GRAIN 



FIG. 9. Relation of intensity of feeding spring pigs on forage to the 

 rate of gain. 



the quality and abundance of the forage than are the 

 gains made by pigs fed the heavier grain allowances. 



A summary study of the gains made in these experi- 

 ments seemed to justify the expectation that good spring 

 pigs on first-class forage crops will, when fed limited 

 rations, make gains closely approximating those in- 

 dicated in Fig. 9. 



(3) With respect to the amount of grain consumed for 

 each 100 pounds of gain made by the pigs on the different 

 rations, a survey of the experimental results referred to 



