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A comparison of the results shows that : — 



Lot III, fed shelled corn and wheat middlings, gained 549 

 pounds, and consumed 2,588 pounds of grain, or 471 pounds 

 of grain for 100 pounds of gain. 



Lot IV, fed com meal and wheat middlings, gained 701 

 pounds and consumed 3,098 pounds of grain, or 442 pounds 

 of grain for 100 pounds of gain. 



The lot fed corn meal consumed 510 pounds more grain, 

 and gained 152 pounds more in weight than the lot fed shelled 

 corn. It produced 100 pounds of gain on 29 pounds less feed 

 than did the lot fed shelled corn. 



Third Feeding Trial of the Year. 



The comparative value of shelled corn, versus corn meal, 

 was further tested during the summer of 1906 with hogs run- 

 ning on Dwarf Essex rape pasture. Twelve pigs, farrowed in 

 August and September, 1905, and averaging 190 pounds in 

 w^eight, were divided into two lots as nearly equal as possible 

 as to breed, age, sex, weight, and condition. 



Lot V contained four Poland-Chinas and two Berkshires, of 

 which four were barrows and two sows. 



Both lots were provided with an abundance of Dwarf Essex 

 rape pasture and fresh water. 



Lot VI contained five Poland-Chinas and one Berkshire, of 

 which four were barrows and two sows. 



Lot V was fed shelled corn and heavy wheat middlings. The 

 wheat middlings was supplied as a thick slop, and after it was 

 consumed, the shelled corn was 'scattered in the feed trough 

 and on the feeding platform, where the pigs ate it leisurely. 



Lot VI was supplied corn meal and wheat middlings, mixed 

 together, and fed as a thick slop. Both lots were supplied 

 with wood ashes and salt ad libitum, and had access to plenty 

 of shade. During a few days the pigs suffered from the ex- 

 treme heat. Wallows were provided, however, for each pen, 

 and on hotter days, they were allowed to spend a few hours 

 in a running brook near the pens. 



