FOR FATTENING PIGS 



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TABLE SHOWING THE GAINS MADE BY THE SOWS AND 



BARROWS. 



FIRST SIXTY-DAY PERIOD. 



From the above tables it will be seen that during the first 

 sixty-day periods there was an average gain of 2.4 pounds in 

 favor of the sows; and during the second sixty-day period there 

 was an average gain of 22.5 pounds in favor of the barrows; but 

 for the two sixty-day periods there was an average gain of 10.1 

 pounds in favor of the barrows. 



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CONCLUSIONS FEOM THE EXPERIMENT. 



1. The pigs receiving corn-meal and separator skim-milk 

 were the most hearty feeders and made the best gains. 



2. The cost per pound of gain was over two cents cheaper 

 where skim-milk was fed with corn-meal and middlings. 



3. Corn-meal produced much better gains and at a cost of 

 2.93 cents cheaper than middlings. 



4. During the entire exj)eriment the barrows made the best 

 gains. 



5. The cost per pound of gain increased with the age of the 

 pigs. 



