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Index 



age annual variations in, 385 ; re- 

 lation of, to dressing per cent, 

 398 ; and type of pig desired by 

 market, 128. 



Wheat, alone vs. wheat and a pro- 

 tein supplement, 290 ; composi- 

 tion of, 280; vs. corn for fatten- 

 ing pigs, 285 ; dry whole, vs. 

 soaked, 288; frosted vs. sound, 

 290 ; ground vs. ground corn, 286 ; 

 soaked vs. ground, 289 ; soaked 

 whole vs. soaked ground, 289 ; 

 whole vs. shelled corn, 286; 

 vs. one-half wheat and one-half 

 corn, 287. 



Wheat flour, by-products from the 



manufacture of, 270; composi- 

 tion of, by-products, 271. 



Wheeler, 296, 317. 



Whey, composition of, 250; and 

 corn-meal vs. meal alone, 250. 



Williams, 383. 



Wilson, 245, 299. 



Wilson and Co., 370. 



Wiltshire side, demand for, 401 ; 

 Plate VIII. 



Wright, 201, 261, 297. 



Yorkshire, history and characteris- 

 tics of, breed, 429 ; sow, Plate XI. 



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