36 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
AGE OF PIG AND COST OF GAIN. 
In table 5 the results of the feeding trial of each lot of pigs 
is divided into three periods. The average number of days 
included in first period is 26, in the second 27, and in the third 
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TABLE, 5} 
Cost of roo Lbs. Gain with Pigs at Different Ages. 
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First Period, | 
Ot? a= : . S : : 2A Bee 30 ss 3 oe 612 | 151 |$2:73 
Loose. 2 « : : = i} 22B5001930.1°3353 4 B11 eee een 
POW ges ah = - — #4} 58.6 1°37) 43.6 | 964 243 
Hato, oy = - - - - 2 1 619340375) 372341 List parson 
167,50 = - - - - - {924.0 (18) 2,04) S75) 14a ee 
Petr as" 2 : z - 21-9458 | 182) 27.07) (644 Yee 
BGOUOT - - - - «| 31,0 | 18) 14.0.) 464 4 s201giaaeee 
Boriton.- : é - ape bea Mee eR et aan Peer 640 | 184 | 3.12 
Average, - - - - - 34.02, ZOU eOuO 699 | 175. | 3.15 
Second Pertod. | | 
Lot2y «= - - - - = SHES 8)'35 8 TsO 8 817 | 203 4 3/06 
Lota Ce ge Oh aes) te 58.3'| 31" 49.2 | 1130 )sf37aiegee 
ots) pa. - - - - ~ 1102.2 | 360'[03703.4 E252: uaase 6.04 - 
Lot Gy. - - - - - ~ 4| 98.6] 30 |. 27.6) 21417) (332 gees 
TOF icer= - - - - - 45.9.4 185) 3520 522 |\284 79.86 
LOCUS ey bane : oo a ear 8 118.4 9978 1) 780s ose 
Ua) aac ame Ia - - - . “1 45.0 |° 289 3072 558: 2b 7 eae 
Lot 1s 3 : = ~ ol “gig. 128 | 27.5 AsTO@0") 185 cue 
Average, 2-00 ys on ee OLA ay oA Sal 020s tea a 
Third Period. | 
Gta ea - - - : - | 108.6 | 62 |.86.4 | 1298 | 3645 sGae 
Ot gn = - - - 2 - 10725) 62-1. 71.5 |; 2100-1) 20 pages 
Lot§, 20s 5 0 = 6 13955 45085 075 aoe 
Lotb,- : : - ~ | 126.2145 190.4 |¢1528.)- 39a Oe 
LOte7. 2 & - - - - - 76.9") 50% OL 92 667 .|<200 "ance 
LOU ae - - - - - 73.6} 56. (°58.5 1320 | 25. eieee 
Ob) ae inte cee Petes 5 75.2 | 57 \'97.8 \>- 9788. | 2335005. oo 
LOU TO 2 - - - - 63.0 | 57 | 74.0 | 1480 | 213 | 5.09 
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Average, == 5 27s 1° 960391554 1. 732519127 Gia 



FIRST PERIOD. 

The average weight of the pigs in the eight lots was 34.6 
pounds. In 26 days they gained 26.8 pounds or an average 
