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Ration Experiments With Swine 
PEN 4—WEEKLY DATA, 1911 
Corn 6 Parts; Alfalfa Meal 1 Part (Meal fed in Swill) 
(S pigs in pen) 
FEED 
_A__ 
Weight 
r 
Gain 
Corn 
> 
Ground Alfalfa 
Oct. 20 . 
. 1145 
• • • 
• • 
Oct. 19 . 
. 1153 
Oct. 21 . 
. 1166 
Average at Beginning . 
. 1155 
, . 
, . 
Oct. 27 . 
. 1241 
86 ’ 
240 
40 
Nov. 3 . 
. 1306 
65 
300 
50 
Nov. 10 . 
. 1364 
58 
300 
50 
Nov. 17 . 
. 1427 
63 
300 
50 
Nov. 24 . 
. 1498 
71 
300 
50 
Dec. 1 . 
43 
300 
50 
Dec. 8 . 
66 
300 
50 
Dec. 14 . 
Dec. 15 . 
. 1643 
Dec. 16 . 
47 
300 
50 
Average at End . 
. 1675 
Total 
499 
2340 
390 
TOTAL WEIGHTS, GAINS, AND FEED EATEN—14 WEEKS 
(10 pigs in pen) 
Ration 
No. 
1 Corn 3 parts; Barley 3 
parts; Selected Tank¬ 
age 1 part ........... 
2 Corn 6 parts; Fertilizer 
Tankage 1 part . 
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 .x 
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 . 
October 31, to February 6, 1909 
Weight Gain in TOTAL FEED CONSUMED (Lbs.) 
at Begin- Weight Weight ,-—- -a-- 
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 
29S7 
1493.5 
