198 PIG FEEDING EXPERIMENTS. 

lots were weighed at the beginning of the experiment and at 
periods of about a fortnight throughout the trial. 
On Sept. 1st Lot I. weighed 696 lbs., whilst Lot II. 
weighed 680 lbs., and at the conclusion of the experiment 
Lot I. weighed 1,621 lbs., and Lot Il. 1,516 lbs. So that 
the pigs fed with raw maize-meal gained in live weight 
89 lbs. more than those fed on scalded maize-meal. 
As already stated, both lots were killed on the conclusion 
of the trial, which was continued for 100 days, the dressed 
weights of Lot I. being 1,200 lbs., and of Lot II. 1,163 Ibs. 
The percentage of carcase to live weight was in the 
case of Lot I. 72.7 per cent., and im the caseten mouse 
76°67 per cent. The butcher’s report was to the effect that 
both lots were of good quality, the only perceptible differ- 
ence being that the raw maize-meal lot were slightly the 
better in colour. 
It may also be added that throughout the experiment 
Lot I. appeared much brighter on the skin, and generally 
looked more healthy. 
Both lots realised 8s. gd. per score of 20 lbs., or a total of 
£269 5s. od. for Lot I., and £25 8s. 9d. for Lot II., a difference 
of 16s. 3d. in favour of Lot I. 
After deducting 5s. 3d. (the estimated value of the 16lbs. 
extra weight at the commencement) from Lot I, a cash 
balance of 11s. remains in favour of feeding pigs on raw 
maize-meal. To this balance might be added the cost of coals 
and extra labour involved in scalding the maize-meal given 
to Lot II. The position of Lot I. is therefore better than the 
cash balance represents. 
This experiment points to the conclusion that when feeding 
maize-meal to pigs the trouble of scalding is not repaid by 
any extra increase in weight, and it would further appear 
that maize-meal in the raw state is more nourishing than 
when scalded. 
The object of the second experiment was to ascertain 
whether sweet or sour separated milk has the greater feeding 
value. 
Ten pigs of the Middle White breed, all of one litter, and 
nineteen weeks old, were chosen and divided into two lots of 
