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._   Y V Lot 5 (*7 hogs) corn meal, 10 parts, digester tankage, 1 part. by
_   ·1 i S` These were —a continuation of similar experiments carried on .
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._;.,       Lot 2 (o pigs) corn meal, 9 parts, digester tankage, 1 part.
;__;fQ . Y?  i " Lot 3 (5 pigs) corn meal, 4 parts, soy beans, 1 part. ·
    W Lot 6 10 ries corn meal and middlin-(gg- Lot 8 (#1 pigs) corn meal. .
,;jL—..;.V2c£:¤_ 2. §__ Lot 9 (4 pigs) middlings at the beginning and middle parts
QY;"Y  ‘ of the feeding period and corn meal and middlings during the
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 tg; to determine what gains can be secured and cost of the same in
  ‘`'=' ft?. feeding runts.
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  This De artment is making a com uarison of the number of
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 gji germs found in a given quantitv of millv obtained from the Experi-
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  ment Station dairy and that produced in dairies conducted in a
  less cleanly manner. Both ae1·obic and anaerobic germs are talceu
  into consideration.
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  lnvestigations with regard to sheep scab are now in progress.
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‘:~2r;=3»r;a·a   'lests are being made with regard to the effectiveness of lime and
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    number of tags issued during the vear was 996.373. Nl lule the re- `
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sn-  $$3 ceipis lor the vear lell oil` <·ons|derablv. tluere was quite au increase
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