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



203.09 lbs. Corn ]\Ieal, equal to dry matter, 

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

 G0.21 lbs. Wheat Bran, equal to diy matter, 

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



Total amount of dry matter, .... 



]>ive weight of animal at beginning of cxiierimcnt, . 23.00 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 197.00 " 



Live weight gained during exi^erimcnt, .... 174.00 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 156.00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . . .41 lbs., or 20 per cent. 

 Dressed weight gained during exiieriment, . . . 139.20 lbs. 



Cost of Feed Conswmed during Experiment. 



203.9 lbs. Corn Meal, at f 24.00 per ton, .... 

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

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

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



$6 99 



2.37 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 2.96 lbs. of 



dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of I lb. of dressed pork, 5.02 cents. 



