as a Food for Pigs. 
433 
1^ lb. of essence of mutton it thus appears was not a sufficient 
substitute for 3 lbs. of peas. 
The food in each tub was consumed at the morning meal on 
the 29th of December, and the pigs were weighed at 12 o'clock 
on the same day. 
Lot I. 
Live Weight 
On 22nd Dec. 
(When 
Experiment 
was begun.) 
On 29tli Dec. 
Loss. 
lbs. 
119 
lbs. 
115 
lbs. 
4 
105 
102 
3 
91 
87 
4 
Total 
315 
304 
11 
Lot IL 
Live Weight 
Gain or Loss. 
On 22Dd Dec. 
On 29th Dec. 
No. 4. Boar pig (chalked) 
lbs. 
112 
lbs. 
115 
lbs. 
3 gain. 
108 
110 
2 gain. 
101 
100 
1 loss. 
Total 
321 
325 
4 gain. 
* Attacked by the other two pigs, and removed on the 28th December. 
The food eaten in seven days by No. 1, 2, and 3 pigs in Lot 
I., was : — 
s. d. 
28 lbs. malt-dust, costing at 4s. per cwt 10 
14 lbs. palm-nut meal, costing 8?. a ton .. .. 10 
lOj lbs. essence of mutton, at a ton .. .. 2 4 
Total cost of food 4 4 
The result produced was a loss of 11 lb. of flesh, worth 5s. 6rf. 
The food eaten in seven days by No. 4, 5, and 6 pigs in Lot 
IL was : — 
s. d. 
28 lbs. malt-dust, at 4s. per cwt 10 
14 lbs. palm-nut meal, at BZ. a ton 10 
21 lbs. peas, costing 42s. per qr 19 
Total cost of food consumed .. .. 3 9 
The result of the experiment was a gain of 4 lbs. of flesh, 
worth 2s. If, however. No. 6 pig had not been attacked by its 
companions, we may assume that it would have increased 2J 
