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Agricultural Chemistry. — Pig Feeding. 



weeks in all ; at the termination of the feeding experiment all 

 were killed ; and the weights of the carcass, and of the total 

 offal — and indeed of all the separate parts of it — were taken in 

 each case. The slaughtering results will however not be given 

 in the present paper; but will be reserved until we treat of the 

 general question of the ' Composition of Animal Bodies.'' 



In Table III., which follows, are given the particulars of the 

 increase in weight, &c., of this First Series of Pigs. 



Table III. 

 (Experiments with Pigs. — Series I) 



Showing the Gain in Weight Cm lbs.) upon each of the 12 different Dietaries, of 

 each Pig, and of each Pen of Three Pigs, during each period of 14 Days, 

 and during the entire experimental period of 8 Weeks. 



Nos. 

 of Pigs. 



Pen 1 



Beans and TiCntils (equal parts) Ad Libitum. 



Pen 2 



2 lbs. Indian Meal per Pig per Day ; 

 Beans and Lentils (equal partsj Ad Libitum. 



1st 

 Period, 

 14 Days. 



2nd 

 Period, 

 14 Days. 



3rd 

 Period, 

 14 Days. 



4th 

 Period, 

 14 Days. 



Total 

 Period, 

 8 Weeks. 



1st 

 Period, 

 14 Days. 



2nd 

 Period, 

 14 Days. 



3rd 4th 

 Period, Period, 

 14 Days. 14 Da.\s. 



Total ; 

 Period, 

 8 Weeks. 



1 



2 

 3 



27 

 26 

 24 



32 

 24 

 27 



22 

 24 

 26 



22 

 20 

 29 



103 

 94 

 106 



37 

 28 

 31 



35 

 33 

 26 



32 

 23 

 29 



32 

 11 

 19 



136 

 95 

 105 



3 pigs 



77 



83 



72 



71 



303 



96 



94 



84 



62 



336 





Pen 3 



r 2 lbs. Bran per Pig per Day ; 

 Beaus and Lentils (equal parts) Ad Libitum. 



Pen 4 



2 lbs. Indian Meal, 2 lbs. Bran, per Pig 

 per Day ; 



Beans and Lentils ( equal parts) Ad Libitum. 



1 



29 



15 



16 



16 



76 



37 



29 



26 



33 



125 



2 



26 



16 



3 



7 



52 



14 



18 



19 



16 



67 



3 



28 



29 



3 



12 



72 



18 



6 



13 



23 



60 



3 pigs 



83 



60 



22 



35 



200 



69 



53 



58 



72 



252 





Pen 5 



Indian Meal Ad Libitum. 



Pen 6 



2 lbs. Beans and Lentils ■ 

 Indian Meal Ad 1 



jer Pig per Day ; 

 libitum. 



1 



31 



6 



40 



19 



96 



29 



26 



25 



26 



106 



2 



- 15 



13 



13 



13 



54 



32 



22 



16 



16 



86 



3 



. 12 



17 



19 



23 



71 



30 



28 



18 



30 



106 



3 pigs 



58 



36 



72 



55 



221 



91 



76 



59 



72 



298 



