Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1886
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207 TABLE I—Gives a detailed statement of the gain of each and the gain by lots per week, for periods of three and six weeks, with initial weight. Weight in lbs, Nov. 22. 204 160 364 180 192 372 179 202 381 188 Gain in 3 weeks Gain in 3 weeks Gain ] No. of pig and letter of lot, G a i n for week ending Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dee. 13 16 - 11% 8 12% , 24 24 12% 4% 13 6% 25% 11 20%; 7% 27*6! 9% 48 17 8% 16M 14% 12 26% 10 14 24 8% 15 23% 12^ Gain for w e e k e n d i n g Dec. 20 D e c . 27 J a n . 4 6% 7% 14 8 9 17 1 2 3 5% 11% 8 19% 7 9 16 6 9% 15% 8% 1 1 2 7 5% 12% 0 4% 4% wee 51 54 A 56 55 B 52 53 C Average 42 32% 74% 27 33% 60% 36% 52 88% 3734 19 16% 35% 22 23% 45% 7 16 23 17^ 61 49 110 49 57 106 43% 68 111% 54% TABLE II—Gives a detailed statement of amount of food eaten. F o r week ending Nov. 29. Q Dec. 6. Dec. 13. In three weeks. F o r week e n d i n g Dec. 20. Q Dec. 27. Q O J a n . 4. Q In three weeks. o o a P o S pr o P o g K a o p g ft o c p « ft o S ft s F 3 P 3 o g ft S fr Lot A Lot B Lot C 80 72 72% 162 81% 109% 81 98 74% i 126 96 126 271 251 243 414 105 94% 81% 126 83% 126 89 98 .... 279% 80 85 126 250 378 78% 265% TABLE III—Gives gain per day for periods of three and six weeks, of the lots, and also the gain produced by the different foods given. Six First Second 3 w e e k s . 3 weeks. w e e k s . A B C Corn-meal , Corn-meal a n d skim-milk 3.547 2.880 4.213 2.880 4.213 1.690 2.166 1.095 1.095 2.166 2.619 2.500 2.655 2.000 3.190 Remarks. T h e s a m e food, b u t different h o g s d u r i n g t h e t w o periods. TABLE IV—Gives pounds of food required to produce a pound of pork. First S e c o n d Forty-two period period days. of 21 d a y s . of 21 d a y s . P o u n d s of shelled corn to p o u n d of pork corn-meal " " skim-milk " " 3.627 4.148 13.600 7.873 5.004
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