452 On the Composition of Oxen, Sheep, and Pigs, 
Table X. — Amounts and Proportion of the Fat and of the Lean parts, 
(Average of 
Pen 
Nos. 
GENERAL PARTICULARS OF THE EXPERIMENTS. 
Num- 
ber of 
Pigs. 
DESCRIPTION OF FOOD. 
Given in Limited Quantity. 
2 lbs. bean and lentil meal 
2 lbs. Indian com meal . . 
2 lbs. bean and lentil meal, \ 
and 2 lbs. Indian-corn meal / 
Given ad libitum. 
>Bran 
None 
2 lbs. Indian-corn meal 
2 lbs. bran 
2 lbs. bran, and 2 lbs. In- ] 
dian-corn meal . , . / 
None 
2 lbs. bean and lentil meal 
2 lbs. bran 
2 lbs. bran, and 2 lbs. bean 1 
and lentil meal • . . / 
None . 
2 lbs. dried cod-fish 
2 lbs. dried cod-fish 
' Bean and lentil meal 
Indian-corn meal 
( Bean and lentil mea 
I dian-corn meal, and 
il.In-l 
bran J 
f Bran and Indian-meal "1 
I (equal parts) . . . j 
Indian-meal 
_ Non- 
Nitrogen- 
ous Sub- 
stance to 
1 Nitro- 
genous 
Substance 
in Food. 
Increase 
for 101) Dry 
Substance 
in Food. 
2- G4 
4-77 
3- 13 
1- 99 
2- 43 
2-31 
2- 91 
6-61 
4- 65 
5- (i9 
4'2G 
3'28 
3'13 
3- 80 
13-0 
12-7 
22-9 
24-3 
17*7 
22- 1 
23- 8 
24- 9 
25*3 
2ri 
21*6 
26-2 
Increase 
upon 100 
Original 
Weight. 
Per Cent. 
Carcass in 
in Fasted 
Live- 
Weight. 
23-3 
27'4 
68- 9 
79- 6 
47*4 
69- 0 
51*3 
G7-0 
74 "a 
80- 3 
59-7 
51M 
60" I 
78*5 
8!'0 
81- 9 
83*0 
81*2 
82- 2 
85-4 
84-4 
83- 7 
83- 5 
83*9 
84- 5 
87-3 
Means. 
Pens 9, 10, U 
,, 1,2,3,4 
5, P),7,8, \ 
12 . } 
13, U 
f Bran, with limited quantity of bean and lentil meal, 1 
\ or Indian-meal, or both J 
( Bean and lentil meal, with limited quantity of Indian- 1 
( meal, or bran, or both / 
f Indian-meal, with limited quantity of bean and lentil \ 
\ meal, or bran, or all / 
f Dried cod-fish, with Indian-meal, or bran and Indian I 
( meal } 
3'61 
2-41 
4' 90 
3*46 
14'7 
21-3 
23-4 
23-9 
30*9 
63-7 
66-6 
55"6 
80"2 
82*1 
84*2 
86-0 
General Means 
3*71 
2ro 
56-5 
83'0 
