Table XIII. —Showing the Estimated Proportion o£ certain constituents stored up m the 
Increase of Weight of Fattening Pigs, for 100 of each, consumed m food. 
1 
2 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
12 
General particulars of the experiments. 
Amount o 
increase 
[ each, clas 
;or 100 of 
s of constituents stoi 
the same consumed 
-ed up in : 
in food. ! 
Pens. 
Number 
of 
animals. 
Dura- 
tion. 
Description of fattening food. 
Mineral 
matter 
(ash). 
Nitro- 
genous 
com- 
pounds 
(dry). 
Non-ni- ] 
trogenous 
sub- 
stance. 
Total 
dry sub- 
stance. 
Fat. i 
1 
i 
Given in limited 
quantities. 
Given ad libitum. 
Tbe “Tat Pig” analysed. 
l 
1 
wks.days. 
10 0 
None 1 
Bran one part, bean and lentil meal 1 
two parts, and barley meal three j- 
2-66 
7-76 
17-6 
j 14-9 
405 
1 
1 
Series 1* (I’or data, see Series 1. Table X.). 
► 8 0 
None 
Endian meal 
Indian meal and bran 
None 
Bean and lentil meal 
Bran 
r Bean and lentil 1 
\ meal, and bran J 
None 
Bean and lentil meal . 
Bean and lentil meal . 
Bean and lentil meal . 
Indian meal 
Indian meal 
Indian meal 
Indian meal 
Bean and lentil meal, Indian meal \ 
and bran, each ad libitum J 
Means 
0-68 
4-88 
25-3 
17-5 
621 
1-86 
6-39 
23-7 
17-9 
477 
0-33 
5-02 
21-1 
16-1 
362 
2-09 
9-28 
20-9 
18-6 
300 
0-99 
9-18 
20‘9 
18-4 
324 
2-35 
12-10 
20-3 
18-7 
3<X> 
2-71 
10-03 
21-3 
18-5 
307 
-0-22 
5-65 
21-1 
16-8 
362 
0-74 
7-82 
21-S 
17-8 
j 382 
Series 2* (Tor data, see Series 2. Table X.). 
I i 
3 ) 
2 i 
3 
3 
3 
4 
3 
5 
3 
6 
3 
7 
3 
V 
8 
9 and 10 
3 
1 
11 and 12 
3 
1 
8 0 .! 
None 
Barley meal 
Bran 
Barley meal and bran 
None 
Bean and lentil meal 
Bran 
f Bean and lentil \ 
\ meal, and bran J 
None 
None 
Bean and lentil meal 
Bean and lentil meal 
Bean and lentil meal 
Bean and lentil meal 
Barley meal 
Barley meal 
[Barley meal 
jBarley meal 
Mixture of one part bran, two parts 1 
barley meal, and tliree parts > 
bean and lentil meal J 
Mixture of one par-t bran, two parts 1 
bean and lentil meal, and three v 
parts barley meal 
Means 
-3-20 
0-16 
-0-16 
—0-75 
0-56 
— 0'53 
0-49 
_4'33 
0-27 
1-58 
-0-59 
3 12 
4-65 
3- 99 
4- 57 
10-09 
6-57 
9-79 
4-49 
5-65 
810 
26-5 
19- 2 
21-2 
20 - 1 
18-5 
21-1 
18-9 
22-7 
20-4 
21-1 
6-10 1 210 
lS-2 
14- 7 
15- 2 
15- 6 
16- 9 
17- 5 
16-9 
ISO 
161 
17-6 
16-7 
801 
575 
547 
514 
574 
620 
5')6 
578 
495 
1 ^ 
2 
4 
4 
. 8 0 1 
Dried cod-fish 
Dried cod-fish 
Bran and Indian meal (equal pai-ts) 

-1-06 
-0-26 
5-06 
8-16 
24- 3 
25- 6 
18-1 i 315 
,,„.9 1 
Means 
-0-66 
6-61 
24-9 
Uro 
Series df (Tor data, see Series 4. Table X.). 
Lentil meal and bran 
Lentil meal and bran 
Lentil meal and bran 
None 
Sugar 
Starch 
Sugar and starch • 
Lentils, bran, sugar, starch, each \ 
ad libitum J 
Means 
General means 
3- 07 
3-18 
4- 06 
4-SO 
3-78 
0-58 
9-30 
9-36 
10-78 
9-96 
9-85 
7-34 
19-4 
19-4 
17- 7 
18- 7 
18-8 
21-2 
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16-9 
16-9 
16-1 
16-5 
16-6 
17-3 
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