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in pen 2, with 2 Ibs. of Indian meal each, per day, and 

 all the pea meal they would eat. They gained exactly 

 2 Ibs. per day. 



With Indian meal alone, the pigs gained not quite O 1 ^ 

 Ibs. each, per week. With Indian meal, and a small al- 

 lowance (2 Ibs. each, per day,) of peas, the gain is not 

 quite IS 1 ^ Ibs. per week; while with Indian meal, and 2 

 Ibs. each, per day, of bran, the gain is over 12 3 | 4 Ibs. per 

 week. The most curious result, however, is in pen 12, 

 where the pigs had all they would eat of each of the three 

 kinds of food. The gain is but a fraction over 10 1 1 2 Ibs. 

 each, per week. 



The following table shows the amount of food consumed 

 by each pig, per week, and the average increase in live 

 weight, per head, per week, during the experimental 

 period of eight weeks : 



TABLE VI.-SHOWING THE AVERAGE WEEKLY CONSUMPTION OF 



FOOD, AND THE INCREASE, PER HEAD, DURING THE 



TOTAL PERIOD OF THE EXPERIMENT. 



