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where between M^and S and then gradually descended 

 to H. 



This would leave a smaller part of the ration available 

 for making gains than is represented in the cut. It will 

 be noticed that at the point S, when the pigs were 31 

 weeks old, they "went off feed," and after this time ate 

 but little more than was necessary for maintenance and 

 for waste. At the points V and X the curve for feed 

 eaten actually runs below the curve for the feed required 

 for maintenance and for waste. The result was that the 

 pigs lost in weight. 



In order to illustrate the factor of waste the following 

 example taken from proposed bulletin manuscript, is 

 given : Suppose that a young man from the country with 

 economical and good moral habits goes to the city to take 

 up his life's work and receives a salary beginning at $50 

 per month. Going from the country, where the opportu- 

 nities for spending money are limited, and going from a 

 family where such young man has received economical 

 training, he will be able in the city on a salary of $50 per 

 month to live on about half of this, or $25 per month, 

 spending about $15 per month for room and board and 

 $10 per month for clothes and incidental expenses. This 

 will allow him to "lay by" $25 per month, which will start 

 a bank account at the beginning and which will gradually 

 be increased month by month. But as time progresses 

 and this man becomes acquainted more and more, he 

 will gradually take up the mode of living that is prac- 

 ticed by his associates, will go into more and better so- 

 ciety, will wear better clothes, board at a higher priced 

 boarding house, live in a better room, and spend more for 

 transportation in going to and from his work, etc. This 

 will gradually but surely increase his living expenses so 



