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amount, growing at the same rate, and eating the same 
quantity of grain for each pound of growth. Thus, 
under the conditions of these experiments, barley and 
corn have shown equal feeding value. 
One noteworthy feature of the two tests is, the 
smaller amount of gram the younger pigs required to 
make a pound of growth as compared with . the other 
pigs. This difference would amount to half a cent a 
pound in the cost of raising the pork. 
Third Test with Figs. Winter of 1896-’97. 
From November, 1896, to April, 1897, an extensive 
series of feeding tests was made with forty-four pigs 
divided into nine groups. The rate of growth, as will be 
seen from the results, is rather small and is due to the 
fact that the feeding was done in an open shed where the 
temperature was below freezing most of the time, and 
often below zero. As the conditions were the same for 
all the pigs, this does not affect the reliability of the 
comparisons and conclusions. 
The feeds tested were corn, bald barley, and common 
barley, each fed whole and also ground; each fed with 
and without skimmilk. Each test was continued for 
about six weeks. There were several re-arrangements of 
the pigs, so as to make the conditions of each comparison 
as nearly equal as possible. 
