Ration Experiments With Swine 
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WEEKLY DATA. RATIONS; CORN 3 PARTS, SELECTED TANKAGE 1 PART 
October 31, 1908, to 
Pen 4, (10 pigs in pen) 
Period 
Weight 
Gain 
Beginning. 
1st 
Week . 
575 
108 
2d 
Week . 
632 
57 
3d 
Week . 
702 
70 
4th 
W eek . 
803 
101 
5th 
Week . 
873 
70 
6th 
Week . 
973 
100 
7th 
Week . 
, . . . 1057 
84 
8th 
Week . 
82 
9th 
Week . 
... 1214 
75 
10th 
W eek . 
... 1272 
58 
11th 
Week . 
. .. 1358 
86 
12th 
Week . 
... 1439 
81 
13 th 
Week . 
... 1570 
131 
14th 
Week . 
... 1637 
67 
1170 
February 6, 1909. 
FEED 
A 
Av. Gain 
f -— 
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 
NEXT FOUR WEEKS, CORN 
LAST SIX WEEKS, CORN 5, 
October 31, 1908, to February 6, 1909. 
Pen 
No. 5. (10 pigs 
in pen) 
Period 
Weight 
Gain 
Beginning . 
1st 
Week . 
90 
2d 
Week . 
.... 628 
70 
3d 
Week . 
.... 707 
79 
4th 
Week . 
.... 795 
88 
5th 
Week . 
89 
6th 
Week . 
.... 979 
95 
7th 
Week . 
.... 1055 
76 
8th 
Week . 
.... 1148 
93 
9th 
Week . 
.... 1242 
94 
10th 
Week . 
.... 1337 
95 
11th 
Week . 
.... 1414 
77 
12th 
Week . 
.... 1514 
100 
13th 
W eek . 
.... 1636 
122 
14th 
W eek . 
91 
Total 
1259 
WEEKLY 
DATA. RATION; CORN 
October 31, 
1908, to F 
Pen 
6 (10 pigs in pen) 
Period 
Weight 
Gain 
Beginning . 
.... 481 
1st 
Week . 
.... 564 
83 
2d 
Week . 
.... 583 
19 
3d 
Week . 
.... 648 
65 
4th 
Week 
.... 754 
106 
5th 
Week . 
.... 815 
61 
6th 
Week . 
.... 863 
48 
7th 
W eek . 
.... 931 
68 
8th 
Week . 
.... 954 
23 
9th 
Week . 
.... 1023 
69 
10th 
Week . 
.... 1116 
93 
11th 
Week . 
.... 1177 
61 
12th 
Week . 
.... 1244 
67 
13th 
Week . 
.... 1341 
97 
14th 
W eek . 
.... 1394 
53 
TANKAGE 1; 
4, TANKAGE 1; 
TANKAGE 1. 
FEED 
- .-A___ 
Av. Gain 
Corn 
Selected 
Tankage 
9.0 
168 
56 
7.0 
213 
71 
7.9 
228 
76 
8.8 
252 
84 
8.9 
303 
79 
9.5 
300 
75 
7.6 
292 
73 
9.3 
304 
76 
9.4 
340 
68 
9.5 
350 
70 
7.7 
370 
74 
10.0 
390 
78 
12.2 
460 
92 
9.1 
460 
92 
125.9 
4430 
1064 
2 PARTS, SHORTS 1 PART. 
:bruary 6, 1909. 
FEED 
-A- 
Total 
913 
Av. Gain 
8.3 
1.9 
6.5 
10.6 
6.1 
4.8 
6.8 
2.'3 
6.9 
9.3 
6.1 
6.7 
9.7 
5.3 
91.-3 
Corn 
133 
167 
168 
206 
232 
216 
208 
236 
221 
252 
216 
236 
260 
236 
2987 
Shorts 
67 
83 
84 
103 
116 
108 
104 
118 
110.5 
126 
108 
118 
130 
118 
1493.5 
