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QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 
[1 Mar, 1900. 
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On perusing the increase tables, it will be noticed that pigs No. 3 in ‘A 
and “ B” pens gave the smallest return in their respective pens during the 
period, and it may be remarked that those animals were indifferently bred p\s* 
and were only included with a view of ascertaining if the better bred plg 
would give a larger return for food consumed. A reference to the tables W! 
show a difference in favour of the better bred pigs. 
The value of barley at the time of the experiment was 2s. 6d. 
so by feeding to pigs it gave a return equivalent to 3s. 4d. per bushel, or 
in favour of its use in pork production. 
Pic, anp Toran IncrEAsE or Eacu. 
TABLE I. 
SHowine Weicut or Pigs av BeGinninc or ExperiIMeNT AND DaILy TNcREASE OF EACH 
poe bushel, 
Is, 5d. 
PEN A. 
Weight at begin- 
ning of experi- 
ment 
Gain— 
23 February : 
24 5 ose 
25 , 3 
26 ip 3 
27 ” 
23 ” 
1 March ... 
2 ect * 
3 ” 4 
4 2 ose 
v ” on 
6 ag 
7 ” 
8 ” 
9 »” 
10 ¥ 
11 
2 ” 
1 ” 
14 . 
15 » 
16 iy : 
17 » 
EF ey 
19 ” 
20 ri 
21 MS 
Gain per bead 
Fed on Boiled 
Mangolds. 
1 2. 3. 4, 
Ib. | Ib. Ib. Ib. 
88 91 93 84 
4 15 15 3 
3 ber 1 15 
5: 15 5 20 
1 42:0 1 15 
Pot coger 1 
2 15 3 15 
2 1 1 “ee 
2 2 15 1 
ced dpe ey a) 1 
1 2 1 Ted 
fh 1 ao 1 
1 1 1 a) 
Pee | talerier dle 
5) aa) 1 1 
1 5 Stee 
1 a) “3g : 
1 5) ey 3) 
6 ors ~e 1 
20 16 il 20 
Total, 
lb. 
356 
RAASHAS 
ND OTR OT OE 1 
ore 
uo 
root 
Tors or 
ae 
a 
2 
GS 
So 
| 
Pen A. 
Weight at begin- 
ning of experi- 
ment 
Gain— 
23 Yebruary 
24, 
2 
26 ” 
27 fre sre 
March 1, 
CHIE HMewwe B 
10 BF 
1 es : 
iets 
13 Sees 
4 ey 
IGP. ory 
167 ss 
ey, 
BP, 
ey, 
20 aes 
rah 
Gain per head 
Fed on Ground Barley, 
Mangolds (boiled). 
rhe) 3. | 4. 
ny || aE a, | te 
116/ 116 | 100°5 | 95-4 
6 351) 3Deleee 
{3 15} 10) 2 
12 i |) aby} 8 
.|3 2-5 ale a1 Os mae 
wil BEST ih ayy 15 
es) a 35 leer 
ao 2 35] 3 
.|2 3 3 3 
.|4 25 | 3:0 | 15 
ei 1 2 2 
3 25] 10] 2 
aS 2 15] 1:0 
10} 1 5 3) 
-|10} 20] 15] 1° 
1:6/)92:5)1) 101) at 
*5| 2:0 6 | 15 
PRS) an aby) ie 
{2 1:5) 1:5)/US 
./2%5 | 2-0 5 7) 
{1 1 1 1 
12 2 15] 35 
api 1 1 30 
Aug ith J 3 
2 V5} 15) 20 
15} 10] 10] 25 
10)|) 1:5 5 | 3:0 
1: Orme OM MeL 1 
525) 47 37 49 
TABLE II. ' 
Snowing WEIGHT or Each Pig av BEGINNING OF EXPERIMENT, WEEKLY GAIN, AND Tora 
GAIN DURING Perron. 
Prey A. 
Weight at begin- 
ning of experi- 
ment 
Gain— 
lst week ... 
2nd week... 
83rd week, 
4th week ... itt 
Weight at end of 
experiment 
Gain at end 4th 
week 
Average daily gain 
by each 
Fed on Mangolds 
(boiled) and Swill. 
rhe Py eh) cy, 
1b.| 1b. | Ib. | 1D. 
88} 91] 93] 84 
10| 6| 4| 105 
Ol rab Blas 
PNP rylee pal 2 
10s | 107 | 104 | 104 
20} 16] 11] 20 
Totals. 
Pen B, 
Weight at begin- 
ning of experi- 
ment 
Gain— 
Ist week ... Sy; 
2nd week iy; 
3rd week... 
4th week... 
Weight at end of 
experiment 
Gain at end 4th 
week 
Average daily gain 
by each 
Fed on Barley (ground) 
and Mangolds ‘boiled). 
Ek Be 
T2) esr e4.— 
cee mma | bees 
Ib. | Ib. Ib, Ib. 
116 | 116 | 1005 | 94°5 
155) 115 75 | 10 
17: |, 14 145 | 13° 
LOR 12: 75 8 
10 95 75 | 18 
1685 | 164 | 1375 | 1435 
525) AT 37° 49 
