398 General Notes. [April 
more food was consumed to produce the smaller weight of flesh. 
The third lot ate more food during the first forty-two days, but 
gained nearly twice as much flesh as during the last forty-two 
ays. The following table exhibits the cost of the food con- 
sumed during these two periods and the cost of the food required 
to produce one pound of flesh: 
Pen 1. Pen 2. PEN 3. 
First Last First Last First Last 
42 Days. | 42 Days.| 42 Days. | 42 Days. 42 Days. 42 Days. 
Cost of food eaten .. | $7.96 | $9.99 | $13.56 $14.05 $17.18 $14.15 
st of food to pro- 
duce 1 Ib. of flesh.. | 0.0293} 0.0645) 0.0565 0.0918 0.0987 0.1505 
from each pen, the lean meat and fat were separated to determine 
h 
In the following table are shown the weights of the different 
parts of the carcass and the per cent. of lean meat in ham, 
shoulder, and side: 
malay Weight of Per cent. of Lean Meat in 
Pig from ee ee g 
i Pias Hams. — | Sides. | Hams, op vee Sides. pea 
Lbs. oz. | Lbs. oz.| Lbs. oa | Lbs. 
Ben 1 215 5 | 41 8/44 8 | 82 63.9 67.4 34.1 55-13 
Pen 2... 193 0 | 42 8/42 0) 
OZ, 
o 
71 8 61.8 | 61.9 29.0 50.90 
Pen 3.../ 200 4 | 38 2) 49 12 8 
56.1 | 50.5 | 25.9 | 44.17 
The corn meal and skimmed milk was found more valuable 
for the production of lean meat than the ration selected especially 
for this purpose. Not only did it cost less to produce it, but a 
produced in a given time. 
us expe: the corn meal and skimmed milk proved 
t ration for all the purposes for which the experiment was 
z ‘ Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, De- 
