AGRICULTURAL KXPF.KIMKNT STATION'. 



'.II 



RELATIVE GROWTH OF ANIMALS OF THE SEVERAL BREEDS. 



The only fair comparison of the economy of production with 

 animals from the several breeds is based upon the digestible food 

 consumed for each pound of growth. The figures showing this 

 have been brought together from the foregoing tables and can be 

 seen in table 54. 



TABLE L1V. 

 RELATION OF FOOD TO GROWTH. 



(Pounds digestible organic material for each pound gain.) 







9 



2 



■S 



c 



03 



? 











85 





P3 



H 



2.45 





- 



3.18 



- 



3.71 



•2.36 



2.11 



3.80 



3.20 



5.87 



4.03 



3.80 



4.19 



3.40 



3.21 



E-M 



Experiment— 1890 



1S91 



1S91-2, early growth.. 

 1S91-2, later growth . . 



1892, period 1 



1892, period 2 



1892, period 3 



1892, period 4 



1892, av. four periods, 



2.S8 

 3.12 



2.50 



2.50 



2.78 



2.93 



2.48 

 2.8» 

 2.03 

 3.20 



3.52 

 4.02 

 3.0O 



These experiments furnish no evidence of the superior producing 

 capacity of any one of the breeds tested. It should be observed 

 that with the exception of the Tamworths, Berkshires and the Tam- 

 worth-Berkshire cross the number of animals grown was too small 

 to allow conclusions of much value. 



It is certainly true of the Tarn worth-Berkshire cross that the 

 animals were finely formed and vigorous, and they certainly used 

 food more economically than either the pure bred Tamworths or 

 Berkshires. This cross has been admired by all who have seen it, 

 and the market quality of their carcasses was highly commended. 



BUTCHERS' ANALYSIS OF THE CARCASSES. 



It is evident that the present demands of the market are for pork 

 of a somewhat different kind than was the case formerly. Now 

 the retail meat trade calls for a rather small carcass that will cut a 

 large proportion of lean parts, and as the lean cuts bear a higher 



