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circumstance may seriously afifect the standing of the breed 

 in question. It is much more satisfactory, therefore, to 

 take each experiment individually, and see whether there is 

 any constancy in the standing of the breeds. The table 

 given below shows the breeds ranked in order of economy 

 of gain for each experiment. 



Ontario Experiments. 

 Breeds Arranged in Order of Economy of Production. 



1st Experiment. 



1. Berkshire. 



2. Tamworth. 



3. Poland China. 



4. Duroc Jersey. 



5. Chester White. 



6. Yorkshire. 



4th Experiment. 



1. Berkshire. 



2. Tamworth. 



3. Yorkshire. 



4. Chester White. 



5. Duroc Jersey. 



6. Poland China. 



2nd Experiment. 



1. Berkshire. 



2. Tamworth. 



3. Poland China. 



4. Chester White. 



5. Yorkshire. 



6. Duroc Jersey. 



Sth Experiment. 



1. Berkshire. 



2. Yorkshire. 



3. Duroc Jersey. 



4. Chester White. 



5. Tamworth. 



6. Poland China. 



3rd Experiment. 



1. .Yorkshire. 



2. Berkshire. 



3. Duroc Jersey. 



{Tamworth. 

 Chester White. 

 6. Poland China. 



Before any comment is made upon these results, it will 

 be better to examine the Iowa experiments, where three 

 tests were made with the same six breds. 



Iowa Experiments. 

 Breeds Arranged in Order of Economy of Production. 



1st Experimenjt. 



1. Duroc Jersey. 



2. Yorkshire. 



3. Tamworth. 



4. Poland China. 



5. Chester White. 



6. Berkshire. 



2nd Experiment. 



1. Duroc Jersey. 



2. Yorkshire. 



3. Berkshire. 



4. Tamworth. 



5. Poland China. 



6. Chester White. 



3rd Experiment. 



1. Yorkshire. 



2. Poland China. 



3. Berkshire. 



4. Duroc Jersey. 



5. Chester White. 



6. Tamworth. 



The results of these eight experiments make interesting 

 reading. A careful study of the case can result in but one 

 conclusion, viz., that economy of production is not a question 

 of breed, but is merely a matter of individuality. The hog 

 which has constitution and quality will make economical use 

 of the food it consumes, no matter what breed it belongs to. 



