1894.] 



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The third and last period began when the pigs weighed 

 125 pounds and ended when 180 pounds was reached, at 

 Avhich time they were slaughtered. The feed consisted of 

 skim-milk, and of a mixture of one and one-half parts corn 

 meal and one part Buffalo gluten feed, fed in sufficient quan- 

 tities to satisfy the appetite of tlie animals. 



The following tables will, we believe, present sufficient 

 data to enable the reader to understand the experiment and 

 grasp the results obtained : — 



