EED FOR SWINE YReeis for the Degree ) aRRE Greer Seeit James Red! so 3) en ti iy HO OT TiN RULATUIVE VALU OF PCTATO?US Al) CORT BAL AS FMD FOR Swviih, , f . . 8 . \ v\ 7 DV 5.d Redfern. omen Ques niger AeSrieultural Colles, 1797, vir 1 CTS eee eee = vert 77! ewe AN ’ ° . 7 ~~ m©mere f~ ye a 779 = 3" 7 1 4 a A ways -y wy maser avwwy QO TEN RUTATIVI VAI OF PpeTATOns Al CCmiviTiAlL AS PI) YOR SVT, 34 -,e ‘ - 4+ mo 7oe i” t me No ; ‘ “ . " . > > | ao -_—TN ~y Tre Hra.t are of econcuie living is pressine uron tie Tarmer as well ac uron thie merenant, The Pormer is turmines every Pence-corner into nD warden or casture lot, He must raiso sen crors as return tre largest 2 c* ewe find great » yiela and ti:e vest rriees, In any parts of tne sti filelas of -ctatoes whien, if brevrt into market in the fall, would caso sven a surrlus as to inke it impossible to sell them at any price, cy In suen cases trev ist ve Ced ts stoek or alioved to rot, If he is to Feed thei, the question noturally orises to tie farizser, as to the kind > to rea. the lareest rrorits, As in all other O Q c+ J © yr CD © ¢) v Jd wv 0) Cc. " 8 > . d. we wt 4 a BY ° . ~. 3 7. « 9 8 resiaual yroducts,so it s with rotatoes, the Yaricor Toods ten to his . ° tT? Meum yee a 4 * vee S / . an + . Sa 45 ~~ 72 . 4. 3... , NOBS,., 2 AmNOWS b..au MOMS VL Ji aat almcst a vtning Mig Tuiarv nere is ere - ~~ i - 3 -7 ~ ' sy ate, ¢ ” ey “7 . s . AN . ‘, always coaueo Kind of a markot for tuecia, “e agoes not stor to think “hetiher 9 it will yay, It is for tih's reason that tne Polioving exyeriment has I could find but one exreriment on recovd, where yotatoces “ave ° cer Pod to rigs and that vas at the Wisconsin Pxyerimoent Station, Tn 1890 they tried to dutem.ine the value of yotatocs as comparcd vith corn moal for swine, They found that 4404 of corn weal would rrod:ee 100° of gain, and that u66* of corn ..wal with 785,‘ of rotatoes would produce 100° cain. Tis “ould snow that 75%’ of yotatocs was equal to 178: of corn ace meol in -roduecing sain, or thet 107° of corn weal was ecual to 445,-° of LO3441 (23) For miv e@xreriawent, wnirty selvetud © oss Were divided ints four pens the first two containins five Nuroec-Juersuyvs and Pive Poland Chinas each, and tne second two econtainines five Duroc Jerseys cach, The Duroe Jersevs im rens I and TI were frou two litvers of Tive each, One litter was farrovod Avusust eitn, 1°°° ana contaliied inunpers 27, S36, S64, «5, and 36; tiie other was varroved Septenmeor Stn, 1899 and contained nuwwers at, ol, 28, “©O, and 2, The Poland Chinas in the same lot were rarroved Serton- per 14th 12°7, The Duroe Jerseys in lots ITI ana IV vore frou three litters "") “1 , °a rowed rus; ectively: Ausust Oth, July 17th, and Septonwer 8, 13896, The riss vere all eligible to resister exceryt the two litters cP ! e a Duroe Jerseys favroved July 17th and August 24th vrien @ vere inferior in esi rocsihlv fool blo vcs ~ pu > 2 ts oh ) ‘ > a - a os ~ : oO Tne Peod ana eare rrevious to the exreriment was as Followsi- ose in pens I ana TI vere alloved to run vith the cows until Wovernbecr 6tn, They were then agivided into two lcts of ten cach, Ten Poland Chinas in one avd ten Duroc cersevs in the other, They ail received the sac kind of fe a, wut tie Duroe Jerspys conswied tne most, From Vovemper 6th 1°96 to Jan,9tn, 1897 the Duroe Jersevs consumed wie" of putvor-wi lk 3585 1/-% of sweot jablk, and 1678° of grain, The Poland Chinas consiused 117-" of buttor-wilk, 27°23" of sweut milk and 1:41 of erain, The Duroe Jerseys sained OS465> during the reriod while the poland Chinas gained e ne care ara Peeding of the ten NDuroe Jersevs in rens III an’ IV is unknown, thoushn the fact that, when vurenased, thev were in verv poor Condition indicatus tnat it had been far from satisvactorv, mt 7 e + ~ > eer... rr » - oy a 7 - 2 3. a en - Sots as * £ . Mr.e@ wnole four pons Were siven one wook of rrelininarv feedine from e . Jan,Ooth to Jan.,16th, before vesinning the exreriment, ots I: and Ii! + were fod on cor. meal ana svweot wilk and lots II andIv were fod on voil- ed yotatocs ana svect milk, Jot I contained nuwoers 27, 29, 65, 1, and § (Nurse Jersevs) and 17, 19, 20, «3, and ut (Poland Chinas); lot II contained nwnuvers 5, 6 , 32, 34, and “5S (Durce Jorseys) ard 15, «al, 2S, 25, ana gd (poland Chinas); lot ITIli contained miuwers 46, 45, 46 49, ana 51 (suroe Jerseys )jist IV contained nunvers <4 S2 (Durse Jersevs), Lot T econsiied 150" of corn meal and 1°35-" of skin milk and sained (6° in the rreliminary week, Lot II consiwied 425" of yotatses and 15°5" of skim milk and eained 1lé-! in the vrrelilminary wook, Lot TII eonswsead 65 of Cor weal and S15-- of skim milk an: ry a) in tee preliminary week, Pot Iv corusuined 160- of rotatoes and 515° skin Wilh and gseisned 10° in thi: - reliminaryvy weok, Then the Gxroeriiuent was startca it was intonded to make tne corn meal and vrotatovus tue variables and the end of the third weok the milk ran stort and boiled Voans rere introdue:d in yrens I and TI, ang into rens IIlIa:d IV at the: end of four weeks, It thus prousnt Porth two experiuents wrien will be rerortid er 4 ) 65 e cu pd wt y Vat, At. ek CAT) oi ui. , Jan] Sun. gan elatsla gs van ootn, Foo. uth 37S Oo CO 104 106 116 N CO on jp oO ©) --t | ~ I }-4 J 126 15 Sle 106 114 Lis 125 158 OG 109 108 Lid 30 1233 aoe Lisé 154 145 150 162 Tov.nl- 5 m0 008 O85 G2] } O oO a) CO WN 2 < ) pd Oo oO N Oo Co oe aj b> ee bh e) ~] a} ve £3230 7 102 105 112 116 ry eo x CY J YD C9 ~I < ce Ne Total- 414 419 O45 rs “J NS q7 Oo ee) iver, vf 5 & rv t free) t (> oh ’ , Tc Otn,. re eo. ” a @ f-Is 4d @ 4 a cH a ard ~ { + if, 102 9 LOG a4 © cc a 14: Es 190 oXem ois 1st 630.2 146 Lad —-— 5 ron) re cy) Le ow ty ? crc ese) CO « 4 ~ ~ Total- Or Ol CO ~ c aad e) 8 BO Sl 833 OQ 185 215 t~ i~ 77 OQ {~ «hy H ~ aH © -. a i T 4 ‘ 6 61 60 7 ~~ Fes a vr 7) ~ / ~ A ~ ‘ ¢ 16 oy I~ res ry u) - oe 7 L> ~ CO 61 a L) ) A] ~] RN CO 2 w am C2 he ee vd oO CH Cc) 0) te QO > S t 7) Oo Total- 229 209 a st! C7 ~- ) C1 WN 4 wd b> WO 2 Pood conswued bY weeks, For wWeonus ending on aates sive . co. oP 3 “eC vr < %. _a 4. ew . . Ct cal) aw, Ch e a! cL} } oot e Feb ~ot nN, Feb e 15th, AY Pen I, lbs, lps ibs, lbs, Corn weal, 210 2210 Je: we VY h> Skin ral lk, 1::60 122238 12350 Pen II, Potatoes, 420 “ee CS oD Ss OO SKim wilk, 1.260 1135 1200 Pen II!I, Corn real, 335 Te 70 106 Skim silk, 4330 €230 £20 £10 Pen IV, Potatous, 84, 10 157 192 skim wilk “220 “20 4.320 “10 Par Pen TALS IT]. Total Por rons Jan 16th wy CAwe I! nNuroe Jersevs, wain- 121 155, ©en Por veriod between Jan,16th a. Total 3 10 1b “2 It, Nuree Jerseys, " 55" Tot.l- Poland Crinas, " O Wo =--105 Vb ITIL. puroc Jursevs, " 106 " Tv " " tt “a " CARB Iv, Tots] a.ount oF skim wilt., potatoes, Ona Prou Jan,15t% to Feo sti ov vrens I . Feb 15th ov poms III ard IV, ; lbs, SKiw milk, Corn meal, I. 5748 644 II, 5655 Til, 12350 195 IV, 1260 TACILEN VW, Drv watter conswuued fro Jan.1oth to Freo.,Gth by pons I an and Jan, ,1°%th to reo,lsotn ov yens ‘II and IV, pes a ffx .O mA — wy) cf It, 575 (5 Til, 123° 17305 IV. G (7) 4 reo .oth and Fed, ,lotn for rens III ana IV, Oo e S . : 4 a s22a@l consiu.ed Potatous, OOF. 2 « eee VV, a v Lay Orla wad 1i,corn heal ~Potat OOS vl 7 ”» 9 vd TT, aad 206 - - ~~ Dry ogtt = Total a.ount of drv watter Te Pen I- ~ 02 IDS, Pon II.,- 6,06 " Pen TIT.- w.ie " Por IV .- 2.60 #6" Skim wilk, Corn .seal-, Potatoes, 7 7a ~- earns e eo CO 4 . Pe e@clue noxt ¢t . 1- i Je i skili scilk sells at rer ere ° Pon I. ti.eNv VOre TH vrould aN 1 aal yea e Pen II. O ) re) Conuswicd wWoula nave aone at the veginning of tite aqisreearaoa it CONSUsCca a royouna of s.oin, a 4 ry ° i cf arv or sain. warter rer lo, " u i! it i"! if w it " iT it u UL W Hy tt uv w it it it TATLS VII. Conzosition.sf Food stures, MYV javier, Protein, Carbonvdrates & rat 10 O60 Oe So, O60 71.7 1.) 10.22 15,57 a7 8 O.8 035 2) consider the value of corn weal ana yotatoes, wren > conts rer ewt., and pork, live weisht, at 43.80 "7 i L 50 vortn or skin wilh and scld for «7.56 iore exreriment, Tf the @- . DAVE tos be the 644-4 Toulda 1< 2.05 oxroendvud for the ¢ of wae &@ little less t7an ».,01 ror 195°, Loowe?.eol wortn or sSilig igilk and scld for ~.3.75 wore 2 . yt. . - we > +. on™ at - ~, ss 4 %. ' ” 4 +, in! a - “ye o 3. ‘ q7 8 , , ” " - . than trev woule ave dadonve at the berinnines of the exicriment, Thev did - o° 4 i ete ean x not YAN } *” ‘a (2) bul dis Lat as CO; wer eddb aed Y ~ . 7y™ 3 Ee 9 Soy ‘ ‘ war re a *. - s -sa 3 a -yer - ~ _ A ‘OAS ‘ . DG 1 Tt L e C VIS aed peo ee wove uli OD Sidia all lo. aiice GO 1 cd Lor ox 6 PUP VP LO Ys + ° ~ a ’ « a . -- * . ’ . L + -_ ° \ ve * . es . co : ot . - ven . . . . e + brs otter oyorlan nove Um.e at the Vee innine of the @xr erimve:nt Tris Ledt “ . 2 ) 4 e , re eyurce yt ayn y 4 “A ant _- . M24 4 we - 4% el .58 49 28 exvranded Yar tne 19% of eorn weal, This voula value tne Pen I’. econsuacd 25.02 worth of skim wilk and sold for 35.24 more than thev would nave at the oeesinning of the expertinmont, This left +.72 4c be extended for 644-4 of rotatous , This vould value the rotatoes at about 3,10 .er bushel. TAPIM VII, reeding ratios for rirst i erioc - e or ' Total dry w8tter, Protein, Caroonvdrates Ratio, los, and far, man LT, 992.5 143.6 671.52 1:4 Pon Tt, 207 6 39590 21 “03 55 Li21.2 Pari TTT. 335.0 04.39% %% LS LiG 26 Pag UY, 10° ,5 TO 45 190.0” re te Wilt eo nsoticed ovthe vets .us tint there was but verv diitie iPCorosce: 221 the welssits of tre first two tens and last tro, Pen T Bite MS Sele as imien ag - en IT, ana cer Tit aout tvo-tiiirds wore SSD or TT, Pots —T 2 9 TT coustuied Wout Ula sia Alrut oF wibliny wut Mr EG eta SUS tWiee AS uVav Poratoes as ai f fied earn aienl, MD a OS Be es Sa MaMut oe shia at voile oan 67 Be PON LTO OS GRMN estes as Far POO, Malo cconla fo to show ot SOW OO VOIR Sd Cae TAL le aes ey isa dt scluseation t oe py Pw PD LMG ed Toy bt alt we RU LS eet pets oti a OL a rate od, ~ “sy -, 7 wer , ye, aan ™ . ~ , A Sou rerio. was altorotier too short to base 7 statonments CA a on, It wos liardaly isore tras: a: introcuctory period, for thev were all ~ . . , . . ~~“ _ -- ” ‘ A . y, ° ~ . 7, 7 ++ . ; 4 4 , e 7 acevstra.ed to corn wesl and in waning the chanee of yotsisaes it netur- alilv ecusea a slachine or arr etitic., The woather wes erenercnlliv cold, The mA Ac ee i 3 x. we ; - 74 a 2 way . a . : .. nearost vrreefl we eve or the surerior wuslities or tee corn weal is the a 4 a> .w4 , + ao. at, - aa Dae o ~ i) . . i t, - 4 -- s 1 - ~ . $ 5 . = 4 . 5 aon! 2. ,_ aw . 4 . ~ 7 WA m4 a - - / mn 4 2 oF & u a) a ww veo wos ral Oae L\ 6 bhatt a (2 Oo! 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T9035 63° ' a | 6) dow ks “i 16) te ok r- CT ca ? oo 7 rey gf ‘ rote .]- wee FeZ Coe veg ’ c ano ce Pen II, Feud consisting of rotatovs and boiled beans, 7 25 - , : 4 ” 9 ie . . ,. “4 24 “3G Woeteonte oP ples vor Weeks @idings on cates miven, 3 10 116 130 141] 148 5C 10% 111 1135 114 120 124 On 110 115 119 1d OO 140 ps } aN ~! jp! C71 OO pI NJ on J CO) “J - ~J 55 152 159 170 12% 176 179 Total- SO] 6558 630 716 741 Te. Polanac Cuinos, }— OU) me) ON O pod 2 1 ~— Oo NI > e8) }- put OY c J ) CN 2) CO _ Oo C1 109 116 1282 220 o 92 105 112 lil L1S Od 10° 105 114 119 125 1O6 qo he Oo O CG) NI ~) CO O b> O > 2 © Hs re O ry 4 { h b> () ~~. = LD C1 Oo ©) CT b> 4 CT CT b> C1 O a Pen IIT, reed consistinse of corn meal and boiled bpwans WoLlents of rises for woeokhs enains on aates siven, ST. ibs Peo .sCth, Foo 27th, Mar. etn, Mar isth, Mar.soth. b> oN 20 106 lil 118 1sl b> q71 ) co 118 Lic 152 149 b> C) oO 7 > bh» pb! > J] + J I w Oo “9 106 11° 157 156 152 e1 J CO co) O J pd © b> ps a CO 116 Total- bode OO? oO) 1 ww OO C71 oO €1 wd > ~} 653 Pon IV, Feed consisting of rotatoces anc boiled beans, gat \ ; . Te wy -y 7 5 e _ 4 - + -“% 4° Weishts of piss for Weeks ending on dates given, mT. Feb 2cth.,. Feb .27th, Var oth, “Mar. .1lsth, Mar .csothn, £4. 68 78 BO eo 92 £7 TO 72 74 79 80 HY C) CT Hod C7 —e) 62 61 67 50 89 102 106 114 1235 U2 Bo 87 98 91 C8 Total- O72 596 4220 fO4 “60 Pen I, Corn mer mpeans , Milk, Pen II, Milk, Pen IIT, Cern weci., Pen Iv. Potatcos, heans, widli:. Pen I, Pcejlana Pen II, 1. Puree a oe (Saws) 1e Jorse Duroc Jersev _ DW lot C4 a Cr.inas cQ Poland Crinas ae oy) 1 wt wil a V CN mw O CT NI oO 7 OF: Csaba ay wy x by ® OO te for tne rortiod ana TATLE "20. Qs as oN oO O Lil 60 Lil. Q t. vr y “y7 aq 2 wr “yy 7 4 Vo Bada! e en CT rs N\ by NI CT > Ss Ss bs ~ ~ win Tens 230) t 44 - Cae go 6) iojda Total - (13) AOD me, eC ld “50 m [« woe 42 640 of0 yor 142 Lesit a] = - Or Pons UV, -- 6574 libs, 515 Pen III. Pen IV Pen Pen II, Pen III, ren IV, Pen I, Pen II, Pen’ III, Pen lV, Duroe Joersevs it "t o-~ Total aniount of for Toand cate CONS nd IV, TAS a“? . » woined 9 ey TIT GCouwtimied, —e ee eee TART IV, eee ae Tos okhim wilk,Corn 690 660 210 210 Total aount Mar .0tn bp 9 bv :ens ItI Pos Skin iwtilk, 6G 66 B057 of ary isa rons I ana II, ana Iv, Corn 1689 670. QA Feo weal, potatoes, 4170 1765 TARY nee V. weal, Teans, J a. tS >) C7 ~ 7 0 O q7 8 AN Oo Oo CT bY Oo YO e qo and Fcb.1l1stn to q = Noy . ee * a ° . a % ~ a nevied petween Feb oth J s8ans, OS tS C7 Oo XY a CT oO a Tier conswuicd from Feo, ° Potatces, 879.8 CN “NI tw e HS Sth to 71ar 20th, Total, "Piyan Onn / e q7 3975.3 1101.5 (14 ) — —" TARLE eee - Total a.ount of crv jaait Pen I.- 5.73 los, of dry watter produecd Pen II.- 7 OC " " 1" ir i! Pen III.- 4.40 " ooou t" MN Pen IV 7 "7 eed " 1 u i i" Value cf corn weal and potatovs wien M + ana ¥ rer ewt, and deanc at y4.00 at yw5.60 yer owt, Pen I ecenswsea l4cents woking a total of w5,60, The Curine this rericed, Taking o 217.46 left to vray for 20e ver ewt, corn meal, vy} Pen II 15 eent beans, waning a total cf »~3, ’ (MP Aqeanty-, _%- ys m well wit Gurines tris rerioda, T there is 78,00 lertv to ray fc >,O°O ~or wusivel, Me TTT econsw.ed 42 con wmebking @ teetl or .~1.65, The ° Cl O urine this rerica, Takine aan ft ae. QU = U —_ . ee . 7.07 lEft to ray fo 9 rer ewt, of corn werl, 322 TY oe ensued 42 cent s- ' 4 er ton vhile wortr cr skits raldue of the ~~ corn lca 1. vortn S 19, The aKING cnt ine ‘ -~ "7 f -~_ “> . ~ or A170" of ae te oe, 9 _ . CS Worth or ose. volue vt the f corn i.eal, c a? Vortkh of ski a S cost of m L (1 Or rer pound orf sain, 1 ib, OF fain, tt u uw uw ? a wt u uw v! it u Skin wilk seils at go cent rork is selling, anc wS,0CG worth of be . mn ~ , ye .* Po ecins cf the tigs vas gud, Wary os: j- 7, - 34° - tre igilk and veens there re ere ty. . os , This would ve equrel to ~ 86 . s a aa P oy er eV, — al awl Lit cai PY eo O | WOrtun oO *. , orN ae : 3. + Sa] scr of tue «enins of the rises vas ~ fn a ecst or tho wilk ana weans, -~4 -+ x - Y 7A. . 7 tatoos, This vould be equal to : , 4 ays. 7 , "Ll . din GL] and wlwo2 GP yeans, eodins er the pins wes 29 .C0 . .. - e =, ea _ 34 - ~ 9 tne milk and rens tnere is nis voula momilk gna yl.el of peas, live vets - S nt, aw GllS gy ya eauel to »1 ,hO (15 ) a total of 1,03, The value of t . _¢2 Vey -~ a2 : 4 a a tw eains °F the rigs was -p«.00 a : . “ + y-< oY ¢ 4 - %- . ~ “ -~ G- 7. a4 7. a) Ney —_ ‘. , a ; tris rericd, Taking: out the cost cf the wilh anc beans tnere is ee > . ~ - - a) re g . , ~mad. m wgeo7 Lert to ray for 1705" of .otatvoes, FT rer busnel, TAS Vil, Total arv watter,Protein, Carbonyarates and fat, Ratic, Pon I, 1771.72.23 ibs, col. los, 3688.06 lbs. 1:i2,1 pen II, 2475 24 535,90 " 1887.51 " Li6G,6 Pen III. 455.23 0" 74.53 " 908.56 " 1:22.1 Pen IV, 803.905 " 211.59 " 508 17 " Li23.2 Tne total eains in weishnt in tre noses in the rirst reriod wis very Slriilar to thet in tre svecnd reriod, Pen I gained nearly twice as imicn 2S pen TI and +en III sained more tnoan twhbee as men as ren IV, In pons IT and II tnere was a warked diffrerencé in sain CQ betwoen tne Duroe Jersey and poland Chinas, In ren I the DNuroe Jersevs sained aocut one-third wore tran tne Poland Chinas, during eacn eriod, In ren TI the Duroc Jersevs sainvad nearlyv twice as imieh as tne poland Chinas durine tne fird reriodg, wut only 11° were during the second yericd, Tie f.oad consumed by rens [T and II varicd about tne sai.e in the second veriod as in the first, The beans anc the skim mill vere alisost emnal, but the rots'ouvs were twice the woisit of the corn weal, The food oo consumed by rens TIT and IV vas about the ss.e rrorertion as in the first -eriod and in the saue prorortion asvens I «ance II, There vag C2 $> sreat chanse in the y~ ororticnal auount of drv matter rer awount of eain in t: FO nerios Baw OUly i f8in in toe two periocs, Pon I required avout one-trire (17) wore Cry watver rer found of sain; Pen II about one-nalf; Pon ITI a lit‘le wore tian twice as wwen; Pon IV over three times as naich, r4 > -) -3 utritive ratio was net as sosd for rens I and TII as in the first :ertcd, wut in pons TI analy it wes better, wever, none of tne ratios Wore correct, The corn wcal fed with veans rroved to ve Of sreat— « or value by rer than tnat fea witli. shim wilk, The rotatocs in ren II » “ were of more value when Ped with beans, but in Ben Ivthev were of nore value wliien red with sxim wilk, It is lit oscible to say why the Nuroe Jerseys sained wore tian the Poland Chinas, Thnev were all under like concitions, veing out doors vith cots to vrotect thea. Prom stconmas, The Duroc Jersevs secuied to ve of quieter dis: csition than the others, Thev all deemed to cat well as x lons as it remaincd cold, but as socn as it srew vara and veran to break ur, they vould leave treir beans, They -cver lert anv of the other p-4e rood, but silrly sorted out the beans, Tne sows aid not ado as well, on vhe wnole, as the Barrows, as t’ ev were in heat a good aeal of the time, There was put one tniveg tat would tend to make the experiment unsatisfactory and trat was the yresence of worus in ren III. The vora (Mel.inorhynevus Gisas), called Acanti.ocepnalous e tozoon, was found rresert in the excreta of this yen, but not in anv of the others, There 3 were but two Tourna curing tne experiment, the first one teinge found “aren Cth and the cther Varehn Ct O) aw 3S i. Thev varied frou 5 inecres to 11 inches in leneth, These worms have beon Pound in tre wild and domesti- ated ros anc in the collared receary, The awabryve taked uy its residence in the larva of the coeckenafer (Melolontia vulsaris svine, nt >- 4 aL rf Fy ere ontering (1°) The Work works in the intestine, holding on to tiie wusous lining ana noles threusn to tre other orreans, Tnev wav rertvorave tiie Walls so as to cadse Petal i: critonitis, The sviurtcuis ”~ nhon eves, £ a $4 b 4 ) Ly J 09 ce 3 a) pete -e 2 L < 4 Lae f-4- cf ? . - rare Q a! ¢) ‘id -~ ad ‘e o2 4 e4 on . . . CVO BPO. ¢ 7: “ 7 * eye ) “ a - 5 - 7 ON ? ‘ + 4e , oo v . + 7 oe _ at ', + Parag exero.wout, ineresase in Gebility, aed Cinailv ecasins to stand, The > . 7 ~: a yen Dae Loge . we tes . ins. -1v or toy + g Vv ~ of a7 . ~ -, a3 re ~ ¢, t . d N _ “a . 4 ~~ ’ a mY e. Or > Ke te {oy aS. &e be No lo Ao) Gas maant Ca, ws (? 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