1909] Suggestions for Pig-Feeders. 729 



as given in the following table. For the sake of comparison 

 the estimated cost at the British prices quoted above is given 



in the second column. 





Cost for 100 lb. gain. 



Estimated cost for 

 100 lb. gain at cur- 

 rent British prices, t 







S. 



d. 



S. 



d. 



I. 



Maize meal 



H 



8 



43 



7 



2. 



Soaked whole maize 



13 



1 



38 



11 



3- 



Whole maize 



15 



6 



46 



1 



4- 



Maize meal, 4 parts ; wheat middlings, 











1 part ... 



12 



8 



33 



6 



5- 



Maize meal, 2 parts ; wheat middlings, 













1 part 



12 



0 



30 



9 



6. 



Maize meal, 4 parts ; ground oats, 













1 part 



16 



11 



49 



9 



7- 



Maize meal, 2 parts ; ground oats, 













1 part 



17 



10 



52 



1 



8. 



Maize meal, 4 parts ; wheat bran, 











1 part 



13 



1 



30 



6 



f Maize, 29.5-. gd. per quarter ; middlings, £7 \2.s. 6d. per ton ; bran, £$ 

 per ton; oats, iSs. 6d. per quarter. 



From this table it is seen that supposing the food-stuffs to 

 be similar in quality to those utilised in the experiment, and 

 fattening to take place at the same rate, mixtures 5 and 8 are 

 the cheapest, costing 3*69^. and 3*66^. respectively per lb. of 

 gain live weight. This figure, it may be observed, approxi- 

 mates to the estimate of Wallace for producing 1 lb. of pork, 

 55. per stone of 14 lb., or 4*3^. per lb. — say 3*6^. per lb. live 

 weight. (See also earlier estimate on p. 725). 



At the Canadian Experimental Farm at Nappan, Nova 

 Scotia,* experiments in pig-feeding were conducted compar- 

 ing four rations composed of (1) 2 lb. maize meal, 1 lb. 

 crushed oats, 5 lb. skim milk; (2) 2 lb. pea meal, 1 lb. crushed 

 oats, 5 lb. skim milk ; (3) 3 lb. shorts, 5 lb. skim milk ; (4) 3 lb. 

 buckwheat, 5 lb. skim- milk. There were six pigs of mixed 

 breeds in each lot and feeding continued for an average of 

 58 days. The results may be given thus : — 



Lot. 



Average 

 weight at 

 start. 



Average 

 weight 

 at end. 



Average 

 net gain. 



Average 

 daily gain. 



Average per- 

 centage of 

 dressed weight. 





lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 



lb. 





74-8 



163-3 



88-5 



1*54 



7 8-7 



2. 



84-5 



I73-I 



85-3 



1 -46 



79'7 



3- 



82-3 



169-1 



87 



1-49 



79-2 



Bp' 4- 



81 -i 



162-8 



81 -6 



1 '39 



7 8-9 



Canadian Min. of Agric, Experimental Farms Reports, 1901, p. 366. 



