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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. XXI, No. 8 
Table XXIII .—Individual live weights of the pigs —Continued 
Lot No. 
Tag No. 
Sex. 
Dec. 4. 
Dec. 11. 
Dec. 18. 
Dec. 24. 
Dec. 31. 
T 
626 
627 
628 
629 
630 
631 
632 
633 
634 
635 
636 
637 
638 
639 
640 
641 
642 
643 
Female. 
Pounds. 
48. 5 
51 
50 
51 
28 
56 
44 - 5 
46. 5 
55 
41 
41 
Pounds. 
46. 75 
5 i 
49 * 75 
53 
21. 25 
58 
48. 75 
35-5 
55 
4 i- 5 
37 
Pounds. 
53 
59-5 
52 
58 
20 
62 
5 1 - 5 
3 1 - 75 
62. 5 
45 - 75 
39 - 5 
Pounds. 
53-5 
64 
56- s 
63.5 
Pounds. 
51- 75 
7 1 
58 
67 - 5 
Barrow. 
Female. 
II. 
.do. 
Barrow. 
.do. 
68 
54-25 
76. 5 
62. 75 
.do. 
Female. 
.do. 
Barrow. 
64- 5 
47 - 5 
38.25 
71 - 5 
52. 5 
40. 5 
Ill. 
Female. 
Barrow. 
.do. 
Female. 
67-5 
7 °- 75 
81. 5 
82.5 
9 °- 5 
.do. 
3 1 - 5 
40. 5 
30 
38.7s 
35-25 
44 
Barrow. 
45 - 5 
45 
Female. 
Barrow. 
48 - 5 
47 - 75 
55 
60. 5 
62 
It is of interest to note that the content of lecithin, a growth- 
promoting substance, is nearly twice as great in shelled pumpkin seeds 
as in linseed cake (7). 
SUMMARY OE PART II 
1. When pumpkins are fed to very young pigs, for some reason the 
seeds are more readily consumed than the pulp. 
2. Whole seeds appeared in feces at first. 
3. Although sickness occurred, it could not be attributed to the pres¬ 
ence of Cucurbita seeds in the ration. 
4. Pumpkins, as a succulent, tend to increase the appetite. 
5. Ground “cannery” seeds fed ad libitum have no detrimental effect 
on the metabolism of young growing pigs. 
Because of individuality and other variable factors existing in lot 
feeding it is not wise to conclude that the feeding of the pumpkin seeds 
was responsible for any better results obtained, so far as gain, thrift, 
and general appearance of the animals is concerned. However, it is 
safe to say that no injurious effects have been noticed on the animals 
to which the pumpkin seeds were fed, whether in the fruit or when 
received as a refuse from the canning factory. In the opinion of the 
writer a period of 62 days with the very young pigs used in this work is 
sufficient to warrant the conclusion that the existing belief among 
farmers that pumpkin seeds are injurious to young pigs is groundless. 
LITERATURE CITED 
(1) Burkett, Charles William. 
1899. EXPERIMENTS IN PIG REEDING. I. PUMPKINS RAW AND COOKED . . . 
N. H. Agr. Exp. Sta. Bui. 66, p. 111-116. 
