SOME EXPERIMENTS IN PIG-FEEDING. 31 


te al oe prefatory remarks Mr. Harris expresses the 
opinion that the breed of pig which has been found by bacon 
curers most suited for the production of lean bacon is the 
large white Yorkshires, either pure or crossed with pure 
Berkshires; and that a pig for profit should weigh at six or 
seven months of age from 130 lbs. to 170 lbs. dressed weight. 

Value of Diet as 
Determined by 




Cost of Pro- a Pan anis 
ducing 2olbs. Suitability 
Rations. Increase— f ant and Quantity 
Trance Suitability of of Flesh Pro- 
Weenie Flesh Pro- | duced, and 
one duced for by Rate of 
Bacon. Increase in 
ieee Wressed 
Weight. 
(1) Ca eG) 
Sn was OCHS Nn LLOUILES: 
Barley meal ad lib., separated me | 
and 3 lbs. potatoes per diem - 4 7h 967 | 1,000 
Barley meal and separated milk - . here 988 | 903 
Maize meal and separated milk - - Ame 945 | 877 
Three parts of maize meal, one part | 
bean meal- - a0 9) 46 - - AY itil 951 | 590 
Barley meal - - - - | 5 ue 974 | 519 
Three parts of maize meal, one ser | | 
pea meal - - - - - =| A ls 908 | 486 
Maize meal- - - - - oan A (OF 939 | 484 
Two-thirds barley meal, one-third | | 
OM as) kes hess f= SOF 990 449 
Two-thirds maize meal, one-third | | 
UR © a ae ae ea 964 404 
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The separated mill was fed at the rate of one gallon per pig per diem. 
The first column of the table shows the actual cost, as 
shown by the Calne experiments, of obtaining 20 Ibs. 
increased dressed weight, irrespective of the quality of the 
flesh and the rate of increase, the prices of food being taken 
at the following rates, viz.:—Barley meal, 45 ; maize meal, 
7A tos.; bran, £4; pea meal, £6 3s. ad.; and bean meal, 
7 See) Lome separated | milk.) md) per callon. and 
potatoes, 2s. per sack of 240 lbs. Inthe second column the 
diets are compared solely from the point of view of the 
suitability of the flesh obtained for the production of the best 
bacon : the best quality being indicated by 1,000 points. In the 
third column the foods are compared from the point of view 
