400 



BOAED OF AGRICULTUEE. 



[B] 

 Buttermilk and Corn Meal- 



II. 



Continued, 



PERIODS. 



May 21-31, 



June 1-9, 



9-17, 



17-24, 



24-30, 



1-7, 



7-14, 



14-22, 



22-29, 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



29-Aug. 



5-12, 

 12-19, 

 19-26, 

 26-Sept. 



2-9, 



9-16, 

 16-22, 



Feed Consdmed. 



Meal (ozs.) 



Buttermilk 

 (qts) 



100 

 132 

 192 

 152 

 160 

 210 

 210 

 288 

 252 

 192 

 168 

 252 

 252 

 258 

 294 

 294 

 210 



58 

 54 

 64 

 60 

 54 

 70 

 70 

 96 

 84 

 68 

 56 

 84 

 84 

 86 

 98 

 98 

 70 



Weight of 



Animal 



(Iba.) 



Daily Increase 

 in Live Weight. 



451 

 67-1 

 79| 

 89f 



100 



111 



123| 



1351 



U7\ 



158 



163| 



177 



1891 



189 



211| 



22G|: 



238 



Total amount of feed consumed from May 21 to Sept. 22, — 

 226 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, .... 197.48 lbs. 

 1,244 qts. Buttermilk, equal to dry matter, .... 190.33 lbs. 



Total amount of dry matter, . 



387.81 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, 



Lire weight at time of killing, 



Live weight gained during experiment. 



Dressed weight at time of killing. 



Loss in weight by dressing, , 



Dressed weight gained during experiment 



45.50 lbs. 



. 238. lbs. 



. 192.50 lbs. 



. 199.25 lbs. 



38.75 lbs., or 16.3 per cent. 



161.2 lbs. 



Cost of feed consumed during the experiment, — 

 226 lbs. Corn Meal, at 1.4 cents per lb., 

 311 gals. Buttermilk, at 1.37 cents per gal., . 



$3 16 

 4 26 



$7 42 



887.8 lbs. of dry matter fed, produced 192.50 lbs live weight, and 161.2 

 lbs. dressed weight. 2.01 lbs. dry matter yielded 1 lb. of live weight; 

 and 2.4 lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 lb of pork, 4.64 cents. 



