148 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



ly. 



THREE FEEDING EXPERIMENTS WITH PIGS 

 (THOROUGHBREDS) . 



1890-1891. 



Breeds : Small Yorkshires, Berksbires, Poland Chinas, Tam- 

 worths. 



Feed : Creamery buttermilk, home skim-milk, corn meal, wheat 

 bran, gluten meal (Chicago variety). 



The general management of these experiments was similar 

 to tliat adopted in our late pig-feeding experiments with 

 grades. From two to tliree animals of each breed served in 

 t)ur trial. 



Three experiments were carried on in succession. The 

 Small Yorkshires were kindly furnished by Messrs. Warren 

 Heustis & Sons, Belmont, Mass. ; Berkshires by Col. Henry 

 L. Russell, Milton, Mass. ; Poland Chinas by Mr. Smith 

 Harding, South Deerfield, Mass. ; Tamworths by Mr. Joshua 

 M. Sears, Boston, Mass. 



Weight of Animals at the Beginning of the Experiments. 



r Small Yorkshires, 24 to 26 i^ounds. 



T J Berkshires, 20 to 36 jiounds. 



I Poland Chinas, 20 to 22 pounds. 



''Tamworths, 21 to 24 250unds. 



r Small Yorkshires, . . . . . . 42 to 52 jjounds 



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jy J Berkshires, 20 to 23 jjounds. 



Poland Chinas, 42 to 50 jiounds. 



Tamworths, 34 to 38 pounds. 



r Small Yorkshires, 26 to 27 jjounds. 



jy- J Berkshii-es, 23 to 26 pounds. 



I Poland Chinas, 23.5 to 24 pounds 



^Tamworths, ....... 38 to 42 pounds. 



