1 June, 1902.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 445 
Summary. 
Average Daily Gonsumtion | ott rood Consumed, | A720 Daly Gain ese race 
9°89 Ib. 692 lb. 1°95 Ib. 4°97 lb. 
TABLE II. 
FOOD CONSUMED, 
a od:) st Oe ... 1,048 Ib. maize Pen II. ... ... 708 Ib. maize. 
op WOE. ys. us APPT ap pe UNS as ar, UPL ag 
VALUE OF THE PIGS. 
As stores at: ao $32 0 3 
As fats ret .. 2210 0 
56°6 bushels of maize as fed gives a gain of 27 per cent. of pork, equivalent to 4s. 9d. per 
bushel for maize. 
Bacon Trsr. 
Mr. Reid writes as follows :—Agreeably to your request, I now beg to 
report for your information the following regarding the live and dead weights 
of the lines put through :— 
Tamworth-Berkshires. 
Live Weight. Dead Weight. 
159 lb. nol 130 lb. 
178 ,, ' 141 ,, 
190 _,, 160 , 
207 ,, 176 _,, 
164 ,, 137 ,, 
893 lb. an 744 lb. 
Total loss, 149 lb. ; 16°6 per cent. 
Middle Yorkshire-Berkshires. 
Live Weight. Dead Weight. 
179 lb. _ 150 Ib. 
179 ,, ft. 149 ,, 
358 lb. oe 299 lb. 
Total loss, 59 lb.; 16°48 per cent. 
Pure Berkshire. 
Live Weight. Dead Weight. 
227 lb. la 192 Ib. 
Total loss, 35 lb. ; 15°41 per cent. 
Middle Yorkshire. 
Live Weight. Dead Weight. 
186 lb. eee 159 1b. 
Total loss, 27 lb.; 15°59 per cent. 
Mr. Reid further states that these pigs, on account of their having been 
well fed, and in an advanced fat condition, showed a less percentage of loss 
between the live and dead weights than the ordinary run of pigs would whose 
weights would be more in accordance with the class of bacon now in demand. 
The weight of the class of pigs which is now becoming popular is from 
110 to 185 lb. dressed, and his experience shows that the loss in pigs of this 
class ranges from 21 to 26 per cent. Ilustrations:—On the 25th of March, 
as arranged, I visited Mr. J. C. Hutton’s stores in Brisbane, and, together with 
Mr. Reid, cut, carefully examined, and noted the quality of the bacon from 
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