Agricultural Chemistry. — Pig Feeding, 



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Table VI. 

 (Experiments with Pigs. — Series II) 



Showing the Weight (in lbs.) Gained during the 13 Days of the Preliminary Period, and 

 also the Actual Weights at the Commencement of the exact Experiment, May 9, 1850. 





Penl 



Pen 2 



Pen 3 



Pen 4 



Pen 5 



Pen 6 





























Nos. of 



























the Pigs. 



Gain in 



Weight 



Gain in 



Weight 



Gain in 



Weight. 



Gain in Weight 



Gain in 



Weight 



Gain in 



Weight 





13 Days. 



May 9. 



13 Days. 



May 9. 



13 Days. 



May 9. 



13 Days. 



May 9. 



13 Days. 



May 9. 



13 Days. 



May 9. 





lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



1 



20 



158 



27 



165 



17 



155 



16 



153 



30 



166 



15 



149 



2 



16 



133 



23 



148 



6 



130 



16 



136 



27 



149 



20 



143 



3 



27 



142 



28 



133 



14 



120 



28 



142 



22 



133 



24 



136 



Totals . 



63 



433 



78 



446 



37 



405 



60 



431 



79 



448 



59 



428 



Nos. of 

 the Pigs. 



Pen 7 



Pen 8 



Pen 9 



Pen 10 



Pen 11 



Pen 12 





lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



1 



19 



153 



18 



151 



18 



147 



7 



135 



23 



150 



0 



127 



2 



23 



143 



19 



139 



17 



143 



14 



139 



12 



136 



10 



137 



3 



18 



130 



16 



129 



24 



140 



21 



137 



23 



139 



22 



138 



Totals . 



60 



426 



53 



419 



59 



430 



42 



411 



58 



425 



32 



402 



On May 9th, then, the exact experiment was commenced ; and 

 the pigs were now put upon the dietaries which have been already 

 described. The management, as to the supply of food, &c., was 

 the same as before. The pigs themselves were weighed every 

 14 days ; and the experiment was continued for four such periods 

 — that is, for a total period of 8 weeks. 



The following Table (VII.) gives the increase in weight per 

 pig and per pen in this Second Series. 



Table VII. 

 (Experiments with Pigs. — Series II) 



Showing the Gain in Weight {mVos.') upon each of the 12 different Dietaries, of each Pig, 

 and of the Pen of Three Pigs, during each Period of 14 Days, and during the entire ex- 

 perimental Period of 8 Weeks. 



Nos. of Pigs. 



PEN 1 



Beans and Lentils (equal parts) Ad Libitum. 



PEN 2 



3 lbs. Barley Meal per Pig- per Day. 

 Beans and Lentils (equal parts) 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 

 Period, 

 14 Days. 



4th 

 Period, 

 14 Days. 



Total 

 Period, 

 S Weeks. 



1 

 2 



33 

 -3 



7 



M 



13 

 Died 

 June 9 



24 



}•• 



77 

 1 



41 

 10 



22 

 14 



28 

 25 



29 

 16 



120 



65 



3 



23 



34 



25 



35 



117 



25 



20 



27 



27 



99 



3 pigs. . 



53 



45 



38 



59 



195 



76 



56 



80 



72 



284 



