Ration Experiments with Swine, 1906 - 1908 . 
WEEKLY DATA, PEN 9. 1906-07 
(Ten head in each pen.) 
Beets and barley, at pleasure. 
Weight 
Lbs. 
Gain 
Lbs. 
Average 
Gain 
per 
Head 
Lbs. 
FEED 
LBS. 
Barley 
Beets 
Beginning . 
686 
• • • 
... 
• . . 
. . . 
1st week . 
737 
51 
5.1 
160 
320 
2nd week . 
838 
98 
9.8 
219 
438 
3rd week . 
921 
86 
8.6 
320 
640 
4th week . 
1006 
85 
8.5 
284 
700 
5th week . 
1056 
50 
5.0 
336 
350 
6th week . 
1125 
69 
6.9 
408 
300 
7th week . 
1205 
80 
8.0 
359 
300 
8th week . 
1276 
71 
7.1 
343 
300 
9th week . 
1337 
61 
6.1 
373 
300 
10th week . 
1403 
66 
6.6 
350 
250 
11th week . 
1440 
37 
3.7 
460 
250 
12th week . 
1537 
97 
9.7 
460 
150 
13th week . 
1626 
89 
8.9 
390 
200 
940 
94.0 
4462 
4498 
WEEKLY DATA, PEN 10. 1906-07 
(Ten head in each pen.) 
Beets and corn, at pleasure. 
Weight 
Lbs. 
Gain 
Lbs. 
Average 
Gain 
per 
Head 
Lbs. 
FEED 
LBS. 
Corn 
Beets 
Beginning . 
680 
... 
. . . 
. . . 
. . . 
1st week . 
776 
96 
9.6 
160 
320 
2nd week . 
848 
72 
7.2 
219 
438 
3rd week . 
921 
73 
7.3 
320 
640 
4th week . 
981 
60 
6.0 
350 
700 
5th week . 
1044 
63 
6.3 
350 
150 
6 th week . 
1090 
46 
4.6 
400 
300 
7 th week . 
1158 
68 
6.8 
425 
300 
8th week . 
1221 
63 
6.3 
349 
300 
9th week . 
1297 
76 
7.6 
426 
300 
10th week . 
1351 
54 
5.4 
385 
250 
11th week . 
1390 
39 
3.9 
440 
250 
12th week . 
1478 
88 
8.8 
440 
150 
13 th week . 
1543 
65 
6.5 
435 
200 
863 
86.3 
4699 
4298 
