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Corn and Cob Meal. 



Per cent. 



Moisture at 100° C, 13.69 



Dry matter, 86.31 



100.00 

 Analysis of Dry Matter. 



Crude ash, 1.68 



" cellulose, 7.75 



" fat, 3.67 



" protein (nitrogenous matter) , 9.13 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter, 77.77 



100.00 

 Nutritive ratio, 1 : 8.8. 



Ninth Experiment. 



Six pigs of a mixed breed, weighing from seventeen to 

 twenty-two pounds each, served in the experiment. The 

 feeding began April 12, and closed August 8. The live 

 weights of the animals at the time of killing varied from 185 

 to 203.5 pounds. Skim milk, corn meal, gluten meal and 

 wheat bran furnished the ingredients of the diet. The mode 

 of feeding was practically divided into three periods, with 

 reference to the nutritive character of the feed, as fol- 

 lows : — 



