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Grain Screenings. 



Lot 5 (Berkshires and Tamworths) were fed : complete elevator 

 screenings, 3 parts; and Ogilvie's "Noxol" flour, 1 part. 



Lot 6 (Yorkshires) were fed finely gr6und black seeds and water 

 without milk and roots. 



Individual weights of pigs were taken every two weeks through- 

 out the experiment. The feed also was weighed regularly. 



Valuation of foodstuffs. — The following valuations were placed on 

 the meals and the other feeds consumed : — 



Meal mixture (corn, shorts, and oil cake) . . $28 . 00 per ton. 



Buckwheat screenings 14 . 00 



Complete elevator screenings 10 . 00 



Finely ground black seeds ^ 4 . 00 



Ogilvie's "Noxol" flour 28.00 



Roots 2.00 



Skim-milk 4.00 



The above valuations for elevator products were taken as a fair 

 standard for comparison. 



EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD I. 



Lot. 



Feed. 



Meal, 

 Milk. 



Meal, 

 Black 

 Seeds, 

 Milk. 



Black 

 Seeds, 

 Milk. 



Buck- 

 wheat 

 Screen- 

 ings, 

 Milk. 



Com- 

 plete 

 Screen- 

 ings, 

 Flour, 

 Milk. 



Black 



and 

 Water. 



Kumber of animals in each group. 



F rst weight, gross lb. 



First weight, average " 



Finished weight, gross " 



Finished weight, average " 



Number of days in experiment No. 



Total gain for period lb. 



Average gain per animal " 



Average daily gain for group " 



Average daily gain per animal " 



Quantity of meal eaten by group 



for period ^ " 



Quantity of roots eaten by group 



for period " 



Quantity of skim-milk eaten by 



group for period " 



Total cost of feed $ 



Costof feed per head $ 



Cost of feed per head per day cts. 



Cost to produce 1 pound gain " 



Original cost of animals, at $4 per 



_ hundredweight.. $ 



O tiginal cost plus cost of feed J 



Selling value at $6 per hundred- 

 weight $ 



Net profit per group S 



Net profit per animal $ 



8 



861 



107 



1,205 



151 



42 



344 



43 



866 



324 



1,354 



15.13 



1.89 



4-5 



4-4 



34.44 

 49.57 



72.30 



22.73 



2.84 



8 



980 



122 



1,237 



154 



42 



257 



32 



6.12 



•76 



864 



324 



1,354 



9.89 



1.24 



30 



3-8 



39.20 

 49.09 



74.22 



25.13 



3.14 



835 



104 



881 



110 



42 



46 



6 



1. 



432 



290 



,209 

 3.52 

 0.44 



1 



7-6 



33.40 

 36.92 



52.86 



15.94 



1.99 



8 



842 



105 



1,145 



143 



42 



303 



38 



7-21 



•90 



775 



324 



1,354 



8.43 



1.05 



25 



2-7 



33.68 

 42.11 



68.70 



26.59 



3.32 



8 



594 



74 



754 



94 



42 



160 



20 



3-81 



■48 



481 



324 



1,354 



6.49 



0.81 



1-9 



40 



23.76 

 30.25 



45.24 



14.99 



1.87 



4 

 638 

 159-, 

 640 

 160 

 42 



2 



•5 



•05 



•01 



360 



0.72 



0.18 



•04 



36 



25.52 

 26.24 



38.40 



12.16 



3.04 



