1 May, 1900. ] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 865 
THE DATRY HERD—continued. 
Returns From Ist ro 3lstr Marcu, 1900—continued. 
| Per cent: 
Nai " Butter | Com- 
‘ame of Cow. | Breed. Date of Calving, | Yield. at, mercial Remarks. 
| Babcock | Butter. 
| Test. 
‘ Lb. | 
} Mice | Grade Shorthorn |13-Nov. 1899 | 687| 4:0 | 30°77 
Yar ‘e es Hy a ALINE 2 A 588 3°6 23:7 | 
iw a Beg oa hls Died Lny sy 497 | 34 | 18°92 
amsel —.., | Holstein Melo TLeciaunyss D7 31 19:33 | 
arymaid* Ps .| 15 Mar., 1900 472 Bye) 16°91 
The Cows marked * are’ being used for experimental purposes. The rest of the herd were 
i don natural pasture during the month, and received, in addition, a small quantity of green 
"ghum each night. 
WHAT BACON ENGLAND REQUIRES.’ 
Over-fat pigs are becoming alike unmarketable in Great Britain and America. 
© public taste is indicated by the report of a leading London firm engaged in 
le trade. One day with another, it is stated, the pig that commands the 
ighest price is an animal which, though well finished, must not be over-fat, 
ind which turns the scales dead weight at about 1 ewt. 2 qr. (12 stone). The 
ie weight of this animal would. be about 154 to 16 stone. It is called a 
| Sizeable” bacon pig, and is the type of hog required for the London longside 
| “Nged bacon trade. Pigs weighing from 1 ewt. 2 qr. to 1 ewt. 3 qr. are known 
| ® “stout,” while those scaling from 1 ewt. 3 qr. to 1 cwt. 3 qr. 14 Ib. are 
| Mown as “over-weight.” These pigs are always quoted at 3s. to 4s. under top 
| Mice, as the bacon manufactured from them is inferior, and has to be sold for 
‘onsiderably less than best quality bacon in the English markets. Pigs known 
M the trade as heavy over-weights scale over 15 stone, and are of little or no 
Yalue for bacon, and if taken at all will be subject to a very considerable reduc- 
ln in price. Sixes is a term applied to pigs under 1 ewt. 1 qr. which at some 
*asons, notably the spring, are quoted at 4s, to 5s. per cwt. less. At such 
es it pays the farmer to feed them for a few weeks longer. 
QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, 
EXPERIMENTAL PIG-FEEDING: 
By JOHN MAHON, Principal. 
Tay experiments, of which particulars are forwarded herewith, were undertaken 
| “ith the view of ascertaining the value of malting barley for pork production, 
nd to compare the relative increase made by pigs under the conditions main- 
ted during the period covered by the experiment. 
Hight pigs which had been grown under similar conditions—.e., run in a 
| Faas paddock, and receiving a daily allowance of mangold—were divided into two 
ots of four each. 
4 “A” nen were given as much boiled mangolds as they would consume, 
Ma semi) of kitchen swill. 
“'B” pen were fed on ground barley and boiled mangolds. 
i The food was fed in the condition of a thick slop. Water was supplied to 
) %th “ A”? and “B” pens in addition to the food. 
1 ty, The pigs were from common-bred sows by a Berkshire boar, and were 
enty-two weeks old at the time of starting the experiment. 
4 The gain in weight made by pen “A” was, as anticipated, very small, 
} Mounting to °6 Ib. per day each, while the daily gain per ead in pen “B” 
} as 1-65 lb. It was found, in the case of “A” pen, that when an animal 
ta ched the weight of 100 1b. (live weight) the increase after that was very 
) “ght indeed; in fact, it seemed evident that the animals were growing, and. 
| t making flesh at all on the food supplied. 
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