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THE CHEMISTRY OF THE FARM. 



RESULTS OBTAINED WITH FATTENING ANIMALS 

 PER 100 LB. LIVE WEIGHT PER WEEK. 



RESULTS OBTAINED IN RELATION TO FOOD CONSUMED. 



It is evident from the upper division of the table that 

 •pigs are able to consume far more food in proportion to 

 their weight than either sheep or oxen. This is due to 

 the concentrated and digestible character of the food (corn 

 meal) supplied to a fattening pig, and to the great 

 capacity of this animal for assimilation. The proportion 



* In calculating the amount of food consumed for the production of heat 

 and work, it has been assumed that the fat in the increase has been derived 

 entirely from the fat and carbo-hydrates supplied by the food. 



f The manure is exclusive of litter. 



