Ration Experiments With Swine 
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pen 4—WEEKLY DATA, 1911 
Corn 6 Parts; Alfalfa Meal 1 Part (Meal fed in Swill) 
(8 pigs in pen) 
FEED 
A 
Weight 
Gain 
Corn 
Ground . 
Oct. 20 . 
. 1145 
Oct. 19 . 
Oct. 21 . 
Average at Beginning . 
. 1155 
. . 
... 
. . 
Oct. 27 . 
86 
240 
40 
Nov. 3 . 
65 
300 
50 
Nov. 10 . 
58 
300 
50 
Nov. 17 . 
63 
300 
50 
Nov. 24 . 
71 
300 
50 
Dec. 1 . 
43 
300 
50 
Dec. 8 . 
66 
300 
50 
Dec. 14 . 
Dec. 15 . 
Dec. 16 . 
47 
300 
50 
Average at End . 
• • 
Total 
499 
2340 
390 
TOTAL WEIGHTS, GAINS, AND FEED EATEN—14 WEEKS 
October 31, to February 6, 1909 
(10 pigs in pen) Weight Gain in TOTAL FEED CuNiiJMED (Lbs.) 
Pen Ration at Begin- Weight Weight , - A --•-, 
No. 
1 Corn 3 parts; Barley 3 
parts; Selected Tank¬ 
age 1 part . 
2 Corn 6 parts; Fertilizer 
3 Corn 6 parts; Selected 
Tankage 1 part . 
4 Corn 3 parts; Selected 
Tankage 1 part . 
5 First 4 weeks, Corn 3 
parts ; Selected Tankage 
1 part . 
Next 4 weeks, Corn 4 
parts; Selected Tankage 
1 part . 
Last 6 weeks, Corn 5 
parts; Selected Tankage 
1 part . 
6 Corn 2 parts; Shorts 1 
part 
ning, lbs. 
Close lbs. 
Lbs. 
Corn 
Barley 
Shorts 
Tankage 
480 
1911 
1431 
2728 
2728 
909 
475 
1565 
1090 
4371 
.... 
728.5 
475 
1757 
1282 
4854 
.... 
809 
467 
1637 
1170 
4038 
.... 
1346 
468 
1727 
1259 
4430 
.... 
1064 
481 
1394 
913 
2987 
1493.5 
