532 ME. J. B. LAWES AND DE. J. H. GILBEET ON THE CO^IPOSITION OE 
Table X.— Showing the Calculated Percentage Com- 
j^ote . — In aU cases, Original Weiglit taken at the Composition of tke Store Pig 
General particulars of the experiments. 
Pens. 
No. 
of 
ani- 
mals. 
Duration. 
Description of fattening food. t 
Actual weights (fresh), 
in lbs. 
Total non- 
nitrogenous 
substance, 
to 1 
nitrogenous 
substance, 
in food. 
Given in limited quantity. 
1! . . 1 
Given ad libitum. j Original.l 
1 
Final. Increase. 
1 
The “ Store ” 
and “ Fat 
1 
1 
wks. dys. 
191 
88 
3*0 / 
10 0 
None 1 
Bran one part, bean and lentil meal 
two parts, and barley meal three 
103 
Series 1. (For further particulars, see Jourual uF the 
1 
2 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
12 
>8 0 *^ 
24 
None 
Indian meal 
Indian meal and bran... 
None 
Bean and lentil meal ... 
Bran 
Bean and lentil meal, and bran 
None { 
Bean and lentil meal. 
Bean and lentil meal. 
Bean and lentil meal. 
Indian meal 
Indian meal 
Indian meal 
Indian nieal 
Bean and lentil meal, Indian meal \ 
and bran, each ad libitum . . . . / 
Means 
440 
422 
427 
431 
445 
415 
432 
429 
743 
758 
679 
652 
743 
724 
779 
685 
3441 
5763 
303 
336 
252 
221 
298 
309 
347 
256 
2325 
1- 99 
2- 43 
2- 91 
6-61 
4*65 
5-69 
4-26 
3- 2S 
3‘48 
1 
3 
2 
3 
3 
3 
4 
3 
5 
3 
6 
3 
7 
3 
8 
3 
9 and 10 
6 
11 and 12 
6 
36 
> 8 o<; 
None 
Barley meal 
Bran 
Barley meal and bran . 
None 
Bean and lentil meal . 
Bran 
Bean and lentil meal, and bran 
Series 2. (For further particulars, see Journal of the 
2-17 I 
None . 
None , 
Bean and lentil meal — 
Bean and lentil meal..., 
Bean and lentil meal..., 
Bean and lentil meal... 
Barley meal 
Barley meal 
Barley meal 
Barley meal 
Mixture of one part bran, two 1 
parts barley meal, and three ? 
parts beau and lentil meal . . . . J 
Mixture of one part bran, twol 
parts bean and lentil meal, and > 
three parts barley meal J 
Means 
433 
446 
405 
431 
448 
428 
426 
419 
841 
827 
5104 
628 
730 
647 
671 
739 
679 
703 
606 
1377 
1444 
8224 
195 
284 
242 
240 
291 
251 
277 
187 
536 
617 
o.op 
3-04 
6-02 
3'87 
5*71 
3*71 
3*10 
3*66 
3120 I 3*37 
Series 3. (For further particulars, see Journ al of the 
1 
2 
4 
4 
} » 
Dried cod-fish 
Dried cod-fish 
Bran and Indian meal (equal parts) 
Indian meal 
632 
647 
955 
1036 
323 
389 
O 
r-H 
1 ^ W 
1 
1 ® 
Means 
1279 
1991 
712 
3*37 
1 
2 
3 
4 
3 
3 
3 
1 r 
j>io o<j^ 
Lentil meal and bran ... 
Lentil meal and bran ... 
Lentil meal and bran ... 
None { 
Sugar 
Starch 
Sugar and starch 
Lentils, bran, sugar, starch, each "l 
ad libitum f 
12 
Means 
General means ...| 
Series 4. (For further particulars, see Report of the British 
286 
285 
281 
533 
533 
655 
247 
248 
272 
4*06 
4*06 
4*71 
292 
604 
312 
3*90 
1144 
2223 
1079 
4*17 
* These figures are souiewhat corrected from those given in the Report ol the Riiti& i ssocia loi 
as follows :-Mmeral matter 0-4.3, nitrogen 1-33 (equal about b db 
