July is, 1921 Effects of Some Cucurbita Seeds on Animal Metabolism 537 
for eight weeks). No ill effects were noticed in lot I. Pig 626 of lot 
II showed signs of indigestion (loss of appetite). At the close of the 
experiment the general appearance of the animals of pen No. 1 was 
more favorable than that of the animals of the control lot (pen No. 1). 
The original four of lot I made a total gain of 148 pounds throughout 
the entire experiment against a total gain of 99.75 pounds made by the 
four original animals of the control lot, leaving a margin of 48.25 pounds 
in favor of lot I. 
The record of each pig is given in Table XXIII. 
Table XXI.— Food consumed during period IV 
Lot No. 
Date. 
Cora per 
hundred¬ 
weight. 
Middlings 
per 
hundred¬ 
weight. 
Tankage 
per 
hundred¬ 
weight. 
"Cannery" 
seeds per 
hundred¬ 
weight. 
I .. 
II . 
Dec. 24 to Dec. 31 ... 
Dec. 24 to Dec. 31 ... . 
Pounds. 
2 °- S3 
2I - 73 
Pound* 
4-39 
7. 92 
Pounds. 
3-35 
3- 5 2 
Pounds. 
4- 95 
Table XXII.— Nutrients required per pound of gain 
Date. 
Crude 
protein. 
Crude 
fat. 
Crude 
nitrogen- 
free 
extract. 
Crude 
fiber. 
Mean weekly 
temperature. 
Maxi¬ 
mum. 
Mini¬ 
mum. 
Dec. 24 to Dec. 31.. 
Dec. 24 to Dec. 31.. 
Pounds. 
O. 961 
.618 
Pounds. 
• !93 
Pounds. 
2 -943 
2. 400 
Pounds. 
O. 241 
. 117 
° F. 
38 
38 
0 F. 
24 
24 
Table XXIII. — Individual live weights of the pigs 
Lot No. 
II. 
III. 
Tag No. 
626 
627 
628 
629 
630 
631 
632 
633 
634 
635 
636 
637 
638 
639 
640 
641 
642 
643 
Sex. 
Female. 
Barrow. 
Female. 
.....do . 
Barrow... 
.do. 
.do. 
Female... 
....do . 
Barrow. 
Female. 
Barrow. 
....do . 
Female. 
....do . 
Barrow. 
Female. 
Barrow. 
Oct. 30. 
Nov. 6. 
Nov. 13. 
Nov. 20. 
Nov. 27. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
30 
32 
36 
38.5 
42 
31 
32 
35 
39 
45 
31 
32 
37 
4 i 
44- 5 
28 
3i-5 
33 
36.25 
40 . 5 
2 5-5 
27-5 
29 
3°- 5 
30 - 2 , 
35 
35- 5 
37 
4i. 5 
48 . 5 
29 
30 
32 
36 
38.5 
32 
34 
38 
41 
45- 2 | 
39 
38 
40 
4i. 5 
48 
27 
28.5 
30 
3i- 5 
34* 
32.5 
34- 5 
34 
35- 5 
37* 2 j 
42.5 
47- 5 
5i 
61 
69*5 
42 
47 
49 
56 
61. 21 
26 
26. s 
25 
25 
24. 5 
24.5 
24 . 5 
25 
26 
28 
35 
40 . 5 
39 
37- 5 
37- 5 
34- 5 
38.5 
37 
41 
43- 5 
27 
3i- 5 
33 
35- 5 
41 
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