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exact experiment, in order that they might become accus- 

 tomed to their new situation, and reconciled to their new 

 companions, for, in the allotment, the various purchases 

 had necessarily "been intermixed in some cases, greatly 

 to the disapprobation and discomfort of the individuals 

 of those purchases. For a time, constant quarrels en- 

 sued, and the molested animals frequently jumped from 

 pen to pen, until they fell in with former associates. In- 

 deed, at first, it was no uncommon occurrence, after they 

 had been left for some time, to find some pens almost de- 

 serted, and others crowded. The use of the whip was 

 found to be very efficacious in settling these disputes, and 

 at length, all seeming to live amicably together, the exact 

 experiment was commenced on Feb. 14, twelve days after 

 the first allotment." 



This account will prove interesting, and furnish valua- 

 ble hints to such of our agricultural colleges as may 

 contemplate making experiments on animals. It shows, 

 furthermore, taken in connection with the weight of the 

 pigs, that little attention had been paid to their breeding 

 or management. They were, evidently, common store 

 hogs, active, and quarrelsome, and the fact that, at from 

 nine to ten months old, they only weighed 112 to 146 Ibs., 

 indicates that the farmers of England do not treat their 

 pigs much better than the farmers of America. 



During this preliminary period of twelve days, the pigs 

 gained as follows : 



TABLE II. SHOWING THE GAIN OF EACH PIG DURING THE TWELVE 

 DAYS OF THE PRELIMINARY PERIOD. 



