G26 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[R.] 



Total Amomit of Feed Consumed from June 28 to Oct. 25. 



194.43 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 169.00 lbs. 



092 qt3. Skim-milk, equal to dry matter, .... 124.66 " 



,58.01 lbs. Wheat Bran, equal to dry matter, . . . 51.58 " 



59. GO lbs. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 53.07 " 



Total amount of dry matter. 



398.81 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at lieginning of experiment 



Live weight at time of killing, . 



Live weight gained during experiment. 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 



Loss in weight by drcsshig, 



Dressed weight gained during experiment, 



23.50 lbs. 

 201.00 " 

 177.50 " 

 150.00 " 

 45 lbs., or 22 j)cr cen4;. 

 138.45 lbs. 



Cost of Feed Consumed during Experiment. 



194.43 lbs. Corn ]\Ical, at ^24.00 per ton, .... 

 173 gals. Skim-milk, at 1.8 cents per g;illon, 

 58.04 lbs. Wheat Bnui, at $22.50 per ton, .... 

 59.00 lbs. Gluten Meal, at §22.50 per., ton, . 



$0 70 



2.24 lbs. of dry matter fed j-ieldod 1 lb. of live weight, and 2.88 lbs. of 



dry matter yieldtMl 1 lb. of dre.ssed weigiit. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 4.89 cents. 



