and of their Increase whilst Fattcnimj. 
4G5 
Table XV.— Estimated Composition of the Increase of Fattening Pigs. 
[N'ote. — In ill! ciises Original weio;ht taken at the Composition of tlie " Store Pic; " annlysoa 
Final wciglit taken at the Composition of the " Fat Pig" analysed.] 
GENERAL PAKTICULARS OF THE EXPERIMENTS. 
Num- 
ber 
of 
Duration. 
Ani- 
mals. 
Description of Fattening Food. 
Given in 
Limited Quantity. 
Given 
ad libitum. 
In- 
crease 
upon 
100 
Ori- 
ginal 
weight 
Per 
Cent. 
Carcass 
in 
Ffsted 
Live- 
weight. 
Calculated per Cent, in Increase. 
Mi- 
neral 
Matter 
Nitro- 
genous 
Com- 
pnuads 
(dry). 
Non- 
nitro- 
genoiis 
Sub- 
stance 
(fat). 
The "Store" and " Fat Pig" actually analysed. 
1 
wks.days. 
1 
10 0 
■ Mixture of bran 1, bean and lentil meal 2, 1 
. and barley-meal 3 parts, ad libitum . . . / 
75-7 
62'8 
0-53+ 
7'7(;t 
C3-lt 
SERras \.X 
None 
Indian-meal , . . . 
Indian-meal and bran . 
None 
. , I liean and lentil meal . 
"1 I liran 
I c I 
f liean and lentil meal and ' 
1 1 bran 
( Bean and lentil meal, Indian-meal and bran, \ 
\ each ad libitum / 
Bean and 
lentil meal 
Indian-meal 
Means 
G8-9 
81-9 
0-18 
6-73 
f.9-G 
7G-a 
79-G 
830 
0'3S 
7-29 
659 
73 ■« 
59-0 
vi--i 
-0-07 
603 
742 
80-1 
51 '3 
85-4 
— 0-36 
5-29 
79-0 
84-0 
G7-0 
84-1 
010 
70-4 
77-1 
74'5 
83-7 
0-S5 
702 
67-5 
74-9 
80'3 
83-5 
0-:i7 
7-33 
C5-7 
73-4 
597 
83-9 
-0-04 
G-05 
73-9 
79-8 
67-5 
835 
0-09 
6S4 
70-8 
77-4 
Series II. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
3 
3 
3 
3 
liran 
barley-meal and bran . . 
Bean and / 
lentil meal. | 
45-0 
G3-7 
59-7 
bb-3 
— O-fiG 
0'«3 
—0-04 
— 0-17 
4- 56 
6 -37 
6*07 
5- 71 
84-1 
71-9 
73-8 
76-1 
s'.S-0 
:s-3 
79 -fl 
81-7 
5 
G 
8 
3 
3 
3 
3 
• 8 0' 
liean and lentil meal . . 
Bran 
/ Bean and lentil meal and \ 
I bran ] 
Barlej-meal | 
649 
58-fi 
65-0 
44-G 
0-07 
—0-08 
0-07 
—0-64 
6-46 
5- 98 
6- 46 
4'49 
71-6 
74 '4 
71-3 
84-1 
77-8 
80-3 
77-8 
88-2 
9&I0 
6 
f Mixture of bran 1, barley-meal 2, and bean 1 
I and lentil meal 3 parts, ad libitum . . J 
G3-7 
0'06 
6-38 
71-8 
78-3 
1I&12 
6 
f Mixture of bran 1. bean and lentil meal 2, 1 
1 and barley-meal 3 parts, ad libitum . . J 
74-6 
0-27 
7'05 
G7-4 
74-8 
36 
Means .... 
61-1 
— O'lO 
5-95 
74-6 
60-5 
Series 111.% 
1 
2 
4 
4 
1 8 0 
Dried cod-fish . . . | 
Bran and In- 
dian- meal 
(equal parts.) 
Indian-meal 
jsri 
60-1 
84-6 
87-3 
— 0-37 
—0-05 
6 '26 
G-12 
79-1 
73 6 
84-1 
79-7 
8 
Means .... 
55-7 
86-0 
—0-21 
5-G9 
76-3 
81-8 
Series IV, § 
1 ! 3 
2 , 3 
3 ' 3 
4 , 3 
10 0 1 
1 Lentil meal and bean . . -j 
1 Lentils, bran, sugar, starch. 
Sugar . . . 
Starch . . . 
Sugar and starch 
each ad libitum 
86-4 
&7-0 
9G-8 
106-8 
83-1 
80- 1 
81- 7 
80-8 
0-48 
0-48 
0-58 
0'70 
7-53 
7-58 
7- 98 
8- 17 
64-1 
63 '9 
62-0 
59' 9 
72-1 
72-0 
70 -G 
68-8 
1 12 
Means .... 
943 
81-4 
0-5S 
7-81 
62-5 
70-9 
O'OG 
6-44 1 71-5 
78-0 
* The amount of mineral matter is probably in many cases too low, see text, p. 46S. 
+ These figures are somewha* corrected from those given in the Report of the Britisli Association for the Advancement 
of Science lor 1^-32, where the Composition of the Increa.<;e of this analysed *' Fat Pig " is given as follows:— Mineral 
Matter 0M3. Nitrogen I '33 Tequal about 8"38 Nitrogenous Compounds). 63 "4 Fat. a: d 7 PR Total Dry Substance- 
I For further particulars of the experiments, see Journal of the Ro>al Agricultural Society of Eneland, vol. xiv. part 2, ' 
5 For furtlier particulars of tiie experiments, see Keporc of the UritisU Association for tlie Advancement of .Science 
for 1854. 
