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en are computed from the gains made and the food consumed by_ thirty-six 
iia that they afford very conclusive evidence. In computing the average 
ii S of the hogs, fractions of pounds were neglected, the nearest whole 
er of pounds being taken in each case :— 
310 ile increasing in live weight from 54: lb. to 82 Ib., the pigs required 
per lb. meal per 1 Ib. gain. 
weal hile increasing in live weight from 82 lb. to 115 Ib., they required 3°75 lb. 
per 1 lb. gain. 
h mtile increasing in live weight from 115 lb. to 148 Ib., they required 4°38 
‘meal per 1 Ib. gain. 5 
dh hile increasing in live weight from 148 lb. to 170 lb., they required 4°55 
Meal per 1 Ib. gain. 
rani hig statement shows that there is a steady increase in the amount of meal 
! red to produce 1 1b. of gain as the hogs increase in weight, and is a strong 
0) Ment in favour of marketing hogs by the time, or a little before, they reach 
-live weight. 
4 “anne Tearing and fattening pigs the following data may be considered :—Take 
5th lg pig weighing 20 lb., dressed weight, at 6d. per lb., equal to 10s. ; 
- & th of wheat will add 1 Ib. pork to its weight, and 40U lb. of wheat will make 
Then, pork ; total, 100 Ib. ; value, say, 43d. per lb., equal to £1 17s. 6d..; 
Cost an have cost of pig, 10s. ; cost of 400 Ib. of wheat, say, 16s. 8d.; total 
100° 1 6s. 8d., giving a profit of 10s. 10d. Now take a grass-fed pig weighing 
tateag, dressed, value £1. It would need 6 lb. wheat to add 1 1b. meat to his 
Ib, ae and 600 lb. wheat to increase 100 Ib. pork. We can reckon this 200 
Theat ae 3d. per Ib., equal to £2 10s. The cost of the pig is £1, of 
appear k 5s.; total, £2 5s., thus showing a profit of 5s. only. So it would not. 
etkshi 0 be wise to buy big store pigs for fattening. In my opinion the pure 
eros Ire will pay better to breed and to fatten than the Berkshire and Essex 
‘. Great care, however, should be taken in selecting the animals. Always, 
Beinos.: 
Possible, eet them from a person who takes care of his stock. 
EXPERIMENTS IN PIG-FEEDING. 
GROUND VY. UNGROUND GRAIN. 2 
daca the Central Experiment Farm of the Canadian Department of 
fe in ture some experiments have been carried out to compare the effects of 
“Ng pigs with unyround grain and ground grain respectively. The grains 
ea eded oats, barley, maize, and a mixture of barley, oats, and peas. 
heeeround grain was soaked for fifty-four hours before feeding. The pigs 
Onged to two litters, and were as evenly graded in groups as possible. 
On oat ben of four cross-bred pigs of an average weight of 973 lb. were fed 
Dep th and skim milk. The quantity of unground oats consumed by this lot 
Ondep a Increase in live weight was 4°21 Ib., and of skim milk 3:45 1b. In 
a? find out what proportion of the grain passed through the animals 
Vag Rhee the excrement was carefully collected for twenty-four hours and 
Weigh; ; from 14 Ib. of grain fed 2 Ib. 6 oz. of undigested oats were obtained, 
. ad 225 Ib. per bushel, and when tested for vitality 11 per cent. germinated. 
Wire’ live weight of the pigs when killed was 1702 |b.; a gain of 87 lb. 
Weeks ith the barley four pigs, weighing 97+ lb. each, were fed for twelve 
Wit a unground barley soaked in water fifty-four hours, all they would eat, 
259 lb lb. of skim milk per day to each pig. It required 3°64 1b. of barley and 
Danley. | of skim milk for each pound of increase in live weight. From 17 lb. of 
Y ide fed in twenty-four hours, 2 1b. 2 02. of undigested grain were separated, 
Dou, when dried, weighed 35 1b. to, the bushel, but none of the kernels 
ed. ‘The average gain in live weight was 100 lb. 
r : UNGROUND PEAS RETURN. 
Watep aay pigs were fed for twelve weeks on unground peas soaked in cold 
Per q or fifty-four hours, as much as they would eat, with 3 lb. of skim milk 
4y to each pig. ‘These pigs consumed 3°33 Ib. of peas and 235 1b. of 
