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TABLE III. 
TOTAL FEED, WEIGHTS AND GAINS, ALL PENS 1907-08 
(15 weeks, 8 pigs in each lot.) 
PEN NO. 
Weight 
at 
Beginning 
Weight 
at 
Close 
Gain 
in 
Weight 
1 
Barley 
"OTAL 
Corn 
FEED ( 
Durum 
Wheat 
CONSUME 
Tankage 
D 
Alfalfa 
Hay 
Nutri¬ 
tive 
Ratio 
I. 
484 
1415 
981 
2309 
2309 
519 
8.10 
II. 
487 
1855 
1368 
2312 
2312 
769 
5.33 
Ill. 
485 
1745 
1260 
4624 
769 
5.19 
IV. 
486 
1795 
1309 
• • • • 
4624 
769 
5.47 
V. 
484 
1770 
1286 
• • • • 
4624 
769 
4.54 
VI. 
487 
1870 
1383 
.... 
2312 
2312 
769 
. . . 
4.97 
TABLE IV. 
ANALYSES OF FEEDS, 1907-1908 
Dry Matter 
Protein 
Crude 
Fibre 
Nitro-Free 
Extract 
Ether 
Extract 
Barley . 
93.465 
11.372 
7.795 
70.713 
1.95 
Durum Wheat . 
90.1S9 
10.394 
2.746 
71.185 
2.217 
Selected Tankage. 
97.265 
46.744 
2.730 
7.308 
13.078 
Alfalfa Hav. 
93.39 
16.11 
37.24 
28.90 
1.18 
TABLE V. 
PERCENTAGE DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS IN FEEDS, 1907-1908 * 
s 
Dry Matter 
Protein 
Carbo- 
Hydrates 
Ether 
Extract 
Barley . 
80.4 
7.96 
68.9 
1.7 
Corn § . 
89.1 
7.9 
66.7 
4 3 
Durum Wheat . 
89.5 
10.2 
69.2 
1.7 
Selected Tankage f . 
90.4 
43.5 
5.0 
12.8 
Alfalfa Hay . 
56.03 
11.92 
35.09 
0.46 
* Coefficients obtained from Henry’s “Feeds and Feeding.” 
§ Coefficients used from common wheat. 
$ Percentages used from meat scraps. 
TABLE VI. (Compiled from preceding tables.) 
FEED AND DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS CONSUMED, 1907-1908 
(All pens, 15 weeks.) 
PEN NO. 
TOTAL FEED 
TOTAL DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS 
Total 
Grain 
Hay 
T an k age 
Protein 
Carbo- 
Hydrates 
Ether 
Extract 
Nutritive 
Ratio 
I. 
4618 
519 
. , 
427 
3313 
140.90 
8.10 
II. 
4624 
769 
702 
3173 
237.14 
5.33 
Ill. 
4624 
769 
703 
3224 
177.03 
5.19 
IV. 
4624 
769 
701 
3122 
297.25 
5.47 
V. 
4624 
769 
807 
3238 
177.04 
4.54 
VI. 
4624 
769 
754 
3180 
237.04 
4.97 
