EXPERIMEXT STATION. 



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Total Amomit of Feed Consumed from June 2S to Oct. 27. 



203.09 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to cliy matter, 

 704 qts. Skim-milk, equal to dry matter, . 

 GO. 21 lbs. Wheat Bran, equal to dry matter, 

 G1.83 lbs. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matter, 



Total amount of dry matter. 



170.53 lbs. 



120.72 " 

 53.51 " 

 55.62 " 



412.38 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . 23.50 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 184.50 " 



Live Aveight gamed during experiment, . . . . 161.00 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 144.00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . . 40.5 lbs., or 21 per cent. 



Dressed weight gained during experiment, . . . 127.19 lbs. 



Cost of Feed Consume during Experiment. 



203.09 lbs. Corn Meal, at §24.00 per ton, .... 

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

 00.21 lbs. Wheat Bran, at f 22.50 per ton, .... 

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



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2.56 lbs. of di-y matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.24 lbs. of 



diy matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.49 cents. 



