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strated that the former is rather more valuable than the 
latter as a staple food for pigs intended for lean bacon ; 
though when barley is much dearer than maize—say 10s. per 
ton—maize may prove to be more economical, especially 
when fed in conjunction with a suitable proportion of food 
rich in albuminoids, such as separated milk or bean meal. 
Where dairying is not carried on, bran, toppings, bean 
meal or pea meal may, it-appears, be used with care as a 
substitute for milk, but the dairy farmer is held to possess a 
great advantage in the profitable production of the class of 
pig required for making the best quality lean bacon. 

