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Pen 2 Ibs. of bean and lentil mixture per pig, per 

 day, and bran ad libitum. 



Pen 10 2 Ibs. of Indian meal per pig, per day, and 

 bran ad libitum. 



Pen 11 2 Ibs. of bean and lentil, 2 Ibs. of Indian meal 

 per pig, per day, and bran ad libitum. 



Pen 12 Bean and lentil mixture, Indian corn-meal, and 

 bran, each separately, and ad libitum. 



The results ought to afford answers to the following 

 questions : 



Are peas (bean and lentil) as good, or better, than In- 

 dian corn, for fattening pigs ? 



Is it better to feed them alone, or mixed together, and 

 in what proportions ? 



What is the value of bran as a food for fattening pigs, 

 in conjunction with peas or Indian corn, or both ? 



When pigs are allowed all they will eat of peas, Indian 

 corn, and bran, how much of each will they eat, and in 

 what proportions ? 



The following table shows the gain of each pig during 

 the experimental period of eight weeks : 



TABLE V. SHOWING THE GAIN OF EACH PIG DURING THE EXPERI- 

 MENTAL PERIOD OF EIGHT WEEKS. 



The pigs making the greatest gain are those in pen 8, 

 which had 2 ft>s. of peas (beans and lentils), and 2 Ibs. of 

 bran each, per day, and all the Indian corn-meal they 

 would eat in addition. These pigs gained 14 : | 2 Ibs. each, 

 per week, or over 2 Ibs. per day. The next best gain is 



