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Lot II received by weight a mixture of 50 pounds of corn meal, 20 pounds 

 of peanut meal, 20 pounds of velvet bean feed and 10 pounds of alfalfa 

 meal. On July 8 the corn meal was increased to 60 pounds, the alfalfa 

 eliminated and different kinds of green material fed from day to day. 



Lot III received by weight a mixture of 60 pounds of corn meal, 20 

 pounds of peanut meal and 20 pounds of velvet bean feed. 



Lot I, therefore, received the so-called standard or check ration, Lot 

 II the velvet bean ration plus alfalfa meal or gi-een material to assist in 

 promoting growth, while in the case of Lot III this was omitted. From 

 September 7 to September 20 coconut meal was substituted for the velvet 

 bean feed because of lack of supply of the latter. The method of feeding, 

 housing and weighing was the same as in Experiment I. 



Record of Feeds consumed and of Growth (Pounds). 



' Includes 21.4 pounds of coconut naeal. 



Each of the pigs remained in a thrifty condition during the entire experi- 

 ment, and from their looks one would not be able to say that one ration 

 was proving more effective than another. t'^ 



Lot I, receiving the corn and tankage mixture, made an average daily 

 gain of .93 pound each, and required 366 pounds of dry matter to make 

 100 pounds of gain. An average for pigs of this size is .9 pound of gain 

 daily, and a requirement of 377 pounds of dry matter per 100 pounds of 

 gain. 



Lot II, receiving the corn, velvet bean, peanut and gi'ound alfalfa, made 

 an average daily growth of .85 pound each, and required 400 pounds of 

 dry matter for 100 pounds of gain. Pig 4 of this lot gained fully as well 

 as either of the two pigs in Lot I, but for some reason, due perhaps to in- 

 dividuality, pig 3 made somewhat less daily gain. 



Lot III, receiving substantially the same ration as Lot II, with the 

 exception of the alfalfa, made an average daily gain of .85 pound each. 



