Ration Experiments With Swine 
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WEEKLY DATA. RATIONS; CORN 3 PARTS, SELECTED TANKAGE 1 PART. 
October 31, 1908, to February 6, 1909. 
Pen 4. (10 pigs in pen) 
Period 
Weight 
Gain 
Beginning. 
1st 
Week . 
575 
108 
2d 
Week . 
632 
57 
3d 
Week . 
702 
70 
4th 
Week . 
803 
101 
5th 
Week . 
.... 873 
70 
6th 
Week . 
973 
100 
7th 
Week . 
. . . . 1057 
84 
8th 
Week . 
. ... 1139 
82 
9th 
Week . 
... 1214 
75 
10th 
Week . 
. ... 1272 
58 
11th 
Week . 
. ... 1358 
86 
12th 
Week . 
. ... 1439 
81 
13th 
W eek . 
... 1570 
131 
14th 
Week . 
... 1637 
67 
1170 
FEED 
A 
Av. Gain 
r 
Corn 
Selected 
Tankage 
10.8 
159 
53 
5.7 
210 
70 
7.0 
225 
75 
10.1 
252 
84 
7.0 
276 
92 
10.0 
288 
96 
8.4 
270 
90 
8.2 
291 
97 
7.5 
309 
103 
5.8 
303 
101 
8.6 
327 
109 
8.1 
339 
113 
13.1 
357 
119 
6.7 
432 
144 
117.0 
4038 
1346 
WEEKLY DATA. RATIONS; FIRST FOUR WEEKS, CORN 4, TANKAGE 1- 
NEXT FOUR WEEKS, CORN 4, TANKAGE 1- 
LAST SIX WEEKS, CORN 5, TANKAGE 1. 
October 31, 1908, to February 6, 1909. 
Pen No. 5. (10 pigs in pen) FEED 
Period 
Beginning 
1st Week 
2d Week 
3d Week 
4th Week .. 
5 th Week 
6th Week 
7th Week . . 
8th Week 
9th Week . . 
10th Week . . 
11th Week . . 
12th Week . . 
13th Week 
14th Week . . 
Total 
Weight 
468 
Gain 
Av. Gain 
Corn 
Selected 
Tankage 
558 
90 
9.0 
168 
56 
628 
70 
7.0 
213 
71 
707 
79 
7.9 
228 
76 
795 
88 
8.8 
252 
84 
884 
89 
8.9 
303 
79 
979 
95 
9.5 
300 
75 
1055 
76 
7.6 
292 
73 
1148 
93 
9.3 
304 
76 
1242 
94 
9.4 
340 
68 
1337 
95 
9.5 
350 
70 
1414 
77 * 
7.7 
370 
74 
1514 
100 
10.0 
390 
78 
1636 
122 
12.2 
460 
92 
1727 
91 
9.1 
460 
92 
1259 
125.9 
4430 
1064 
WEEKLY DATA. RATION; CORN 2 PARTS, SHORTS 1 PART. 
October 31, 1908, to February 6, 1909. 
Pen 6 (10 pigs in pen) FEED 
Period 
Weight 
Gain 
Av. Gain 
r -— 
Corn 
Shorts 
Beginning . 
. 481 
1st 
Week . 
. 564 
83 
8.3 
133 
67 
2d 
Week . 
. 583 
19 
1.9 
167 
83 
3d 
Week . 
. 648 
65 
6.5 
168 
84 
4th 
W eek . 
. 754 
106 
10.6 
206 
103 
5th 
Week . 
. 815 
61 
6,1 
232 
116 
6th 
W eek . 
. 863 
48 
4.8 
216 
108 
7th 
Week . 
. 931 
68 
6.8 
208 
104 
8th 
Week . 
. 954 
23 
2.3 
236 
118 
9th 
W eek . 
. 1023 
69 
6.9 
221 
110.5 
10th 
Week . 
. 1116 
93 
• 9.3 
252 
126 
11th 
Week . 
. 1177 
61 
6.1 
216 
108 
12th 
Week . 
. 1244 
67 
6.7 
236 
118 
13th 
Week . 
. 1341 
97 
9.7 
260 
130 
14th 
Week . 
. 1394 
53 . 
5,3 
236 
118 
Total 
913 
91.3 
2987 
1493.5 
