PIG-FEEDING TESTS.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 2092, 4 October 1899, Page 1

PIG- FEEDING TESTS.

The three principal breeds of 'pigs all have their own particular fuucieip, and it may interest them to know the result of a careful tent made as to the best breed for putting on a pound of pork on a given ration. The te c t was made at the Ontario Agrieultura College, and pens of Berkshires, Yorkshires, and Tamworths were fed on exactly the same ration for 112 days. •ho pig* were eight weeks old when the experiment began. The food was chiefly peas, pollard, and whey, and the three breeds were treated m precisely the samo way. The result showed that there wa» very little difference between the breeds m putting on weight. The Yorkshires were rather better than the others, heading the list with a total gain of 12}flb m the 112 dayß ; the Berkshires came next with a total gain of 1201 b, and the Tam,wortli< third with 119£lb total gain m weight. This amounts to a daily gain of I*lo b fo.' the Yorkshires, 1071 b for the Berkshires, and TOGIb for Iho Tanworth3. Now, wi:h regard to the comparative quantities of food, it appears that the Yorkshire required the least and the T.imworfchs the moat The weight of food consumed to make 1001 b gain m wo'ght was as fol!ow3 :— -Yorkshires 3301 b, Berkshires 3701 b, Tarn worth 377! b. Another rather interesting point was brought out m the report of Hub experiment. It i* known that the amount of food required tp produce

animal gets older, but tbe exact proportion was ascertained while the test was going on. While tfa. p,« B Vere increasing m live weight fafcwibto i~M 7 ? 9Uired 8 lOlb offoo^ for ?n 1 * , they "quired 3 751 bof 7* 0 J 4Blb th *y required 4.381WD 1481 Dlo J7o.b they required 4.531 b 2001? •X 7 WeighU Fl ' om 150l ° 200U, ,« the most profitable weight for