ATIVE TO FEED, WEIGHT, AND GAIN OF PIGS--
MANY AMERICAN STATIONS

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Weight of | Actual | No. of | Total | No. of |
pigs in | Average | stations | No. of | animals |
pounds. | weight. | reporting. | trials. | fed. |
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| lbs. | | | |
15 to 50 | 38 | 9 | 41 | 174 |
50 " 100 | 78 | 13 | 100 | 417 |
100 " 150 | 128 | 13 | 119 | 495 |
150 " 200 | 174 | 11 | 107 | 489 |
200 " 250 | 226 | 12 | 72 | 300 |
250 " 300 | 271 | 8 | 46 | 223 |
300 " 350 | 320 | 3 | 19 | 105 |
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350 " 400 | 378 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
400 " 450 | 429 | 1 | 5 | 36 |
450 " 500 | 471 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
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| Average | Feed | |
Weight of | feed | eaten per | Average | Feed for
pigs in | eaten | 100 lbs. | gain per | 100 lbs.
pounds. | per day. | weight. | day. | gain.
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| lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs.
15 to 50 | 2.23 | 5.95 | .76 | 293
50 " 100 | 3.35 | 4.32 | .83 | 400
100 " 150 | 4.79 | 3.75 | 1.10 | 437
150 " 200 | 5.91 | 3.43 | 1.24 | 482
200 " 250 | 6.57 | 2.91 | 1.33 | 498
250 " 300 | 7.40 | 2.74 | 1.46 | 511
300 " 350 | 7.50 | 2.35 | 1.40 | 535
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350 " 400 | 8.52 | 2.25 | 1.98 | 431
400 " 450 | 8.18 | 1.91 | 1.71 | 479
450 " 500 | 10.00 | 2.12 | 1.77