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Experiments in Feeding Swine. 



also required to ascertain the value of fresh whey. Finally 

 with the view of discovering a fattening food containing a 

 higher percentage of albumen, but less nitrogenous than 

 cereal fodder, dried brewers' grains were included in the 

 experiments. 



To test these various points, four pairs of pigs (each pair 

 consisting of a boar and a sow were selected, all eight being 

 born of one sow on the 5th April, 1895, an ^ a ^ being of about 

 the same strength. The experiments commenced on the 20th 

 May, the boars having been cut two days previously. For 

 the first four weeks 'until the 16th June all alike received 

 5^ lbs. of skim-milk and 6 J ozs. of crushed barley daily in 

 five meals. The second period '17th June to 28th July 

 marks the transition from barley to maize and brewers' 

 grains. The individual pairs were now fed separately, and 

 in such manner that the amount of barlev was diminished 

 week by week, the crushed maize 'or brewers' grains, as the 

 case might be being correspondingly increased. At the 

 same time potatoes and whey were included in the rations. 

 The amounts given daily to each animal (in five meals) from 

 the 28th July to the 8th September were as follows : — 



Pair I. — S "S lbs. skim-milk, i'i !bs. scalded crushed maize, 2| lbs. potatoes. 



,, II. — S'8 ,, uncooked ,. 



„ III.— S-S „ scalded „ 8± lbs. whey. 



., IV. — 4 '4 dried brewers' grains, 5^ ,, potatoes. 



At the end of this period the rations were increased, and 

 were given only four times a day; and again at the end of 

 a further six weeks' period a still larger quantitv was given, 

 and the number of daily meals was reduced to three. The 

 milk was always given perfectly sweet, and usually mixed 

 with the other food into a mash ; the same applies to the 

 whey. The dried brewers' grains were always scalded with 

 a little boiling water, and the potatoes were also boiled. A 

 little phosphate of lime was regularly mixed with the food. 

 The animals were, until the beginning of October, allowed to 

 be in the open for a few hours even* day, when the weather 

 permitted, and they were weighed regularly once a week 

 until their slaughter on the 2nd and 3rd December. 



The chief conclusions drawn from comparisons of the 

 weights of the animals throughout the whole period, and 



