Agricultural Chemistry. — Pig Feeding. 



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Table XXI. 

 (Experiments with Pigs. — Series III) 



Showing tbe Total amounts of Gross Food or Constituents consumed, and of Increase pro- 

 duced, during the Total Period of the Experiment. 



No. 

 of Pens. 



Total 

 InGrease of 

 4 Fife's during 

 8 Weeks. 



Description 

 of the Foods. 



Total 

 Fresh Food 

 consumed. 



Total Dry 

 Organic 

 Matter 



consumed. 



Total 

 Mineral 

 Matter 

 consumed. 



Total 

 Nitrogen 

 consumed. 



Total 

 Fatty 

 Matter 

 consumed. 



1 



lbs. 

 323 



(Bran .... 

 < Indian meal . 

 [ Cod-fish . , . 



lbs. 



755 

 755 

 308 



lbs. 

 595 

 669 

 125 



lbs. 

 45-48 



9-84 

 57-50 



lbs. 



19- 73 

 14-28 



20- 31 



lbs. 

 37-15 

 41-25 



2-77 







Total . . 



1818 



1389 



112-82 



54-32 



81-17 



2 



389 



rindian meal , 

 1 Cod-fish , . , 



1450 



308 



1283 

 125 



18-99 

 57-50 



27-14 

 20-31 



78-58 

 2-77 







Total . . 



1758 



1408 



76-49 



47*45 



81-35 



3 



286 



fBran .... 

 < Indian meal . 

 [Cod-fish . . . 



756 

 756 

 238 



595 

 669 

 97 



45-51 

 9-79 

 44-41. 



19-74 



14- 29 



15- 70 



37-18 

 41-28 

 2-14 







Total 



1750 



1361 



99-71 



49* 73 



80 - 60 



4 



301 



[Barley meal . 

 < Bran .... 

 ( Cod-fish . . . 



1048 

 524 

 224 



832 

 412 

 91 



22-82 

 33 • 58 

 41-79 



19-02 



13- 73 



14- 77 



24-03 

 26-08 

 2-02 







Total . . 



1796 



1335 



98-19 



47-52 



52-13 



5 



376 



(Barley meal . 

 1 Cod-fish , . , 



1841 

 224 



1551 

 91 



40- 16 



41- 79 



33-54 

 14-77 



42-60 

 2-02 







Total . . 



2065 



1642 



81-95 



48-31 



44-62 



Summary of Classes of Pens. 



Class I. 

 Pens 1, 

 2, & 3. 



1 " 998 



|Bran .... 

 < Indian meal . 

 ( Cod-fish . . . 



1511 

 2961 



;.854 



1190 

 2621 

 347 



90-99 

 38-62 

 159-41 



39-47 



55- 71 



56- 32 



74-33 

 161-11 

 7-68 







Total . . 



5326 



4158 



289-02 



151-50 



243-12 



Class II. 

 Pens 4 

 & 5. 



1 677 



i Barley meal . . 

 <Bran .... 

 [ Cod-fish . . . 



2889 

 524 

 448 



2383 

 412 

 182 



62-98 



33-58 

 83-58 



52-56 

 13-73 

 29-54 



66-63 

 26-08 

 4-04 







Total . . 



3861 



2977 



180-14 



95-83 



96-75 



All pens 



1675 



rBran .... 

 j Indian meal . 

 ] Barley meal . 

 ICod-fish . . . 



2035 

 2961 

 2889 

 1302 



1602 

 2621 

 2383 

 529 



124-57 

 38-62 

 62-98 



242-99 



53-20 

 55-71 

 52-56 

 85-86 



100-41 

 161-11 

 66-63 

 11-72 







Total . . 



9187 



7135 



469-16 



247*33 



339-87 



