1893.] 



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Seven^teenth Feeding Experiment with Pigs, 



March, 1892, to July, 1892. 

 Six pigs, grade Chester Whites, were purchased on Feb. 

 23, 1892, at $3.00 a piece. No. 2 and No. 3 were barrows 

 and the rest were sows. 



Local Market Cost of the Various Articles of Fodder used. 



Corn meal, per ton, $24 00 



Skim-milk, per gallon, .0 018 



Gluten feed (Buffalo), per ton, 23 00 



The mode of feeding, as well as the general management 

 of the experiment, has been the same as on previous oc- 

 casions of a corresponding character. 



Fertilizing Constituents. 



[Nitrogen 15 cents, phosphoric acid 5^ cents, potassium oxide 4^ cents, per pound.] 



Fertilizer Analyses. 



Com Meal. 



Skim-milk.* 



Gluten 

 Feed. 



Moisture, . . . , 

 Nitrogen, . . . . 

 Phosphoi'ic acid, . 

 Potassium oxide, . 

 Valuation per 2,000 pounds. 



13.96 

 1.529 

 0.707 

 0.435 



|5 76 



89.78 

 0.52 

 0.19 

 0.20 



$] 95 



8.97 

 3.81 

 0.69 

 0.42 



$12 57 



* One quart equals 2.17 pounds. 



