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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[N.] 



Total Amount of Feed Cotisurned from June 28 to Oct. 27. 



2:t2.93 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, 

 70 i qts. Skim-milk, equal to dry matter, 

 no.O^: lbs. Wheat Bran, equal to diy matter, 

 01.66 lbs. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matte;-. 



Total amoimt of dry matter, 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment. 



Live 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 expei'iment 



Cost of Feed Consumed duri7ig Experiment. 



202.93 lbs. Corn Meal, at $24.00 per ton, .... 

 176 gals. Skim-milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, 

 60.04 lbs. 'Wlieat Bran, at $22.50 per ton, .... 

 61.66 lbs. Gluten Meal, at $22.50 per ton, .... 



$6 98 



2.51 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.18 lbs. of 



dry matter pclded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.39 cents. 



