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r>()AUL) OF AGRICULTURE. 



[T.] 



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



194.43 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 169.0i) lbs. 



692 qts. Skim-milk, equal to dry matter, .... 124.66 " 



68 04 lbs. Wheat Bran, equal to dry matter, . . . 51.58 " 



69.66 lbs. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 53.67 " 



Total amount of di'y matter, 



398.81 lbs. 



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 di'essing, 



Dressed weight gained during experiment. 



25.75 lbs. 

 204.00 " 

 178.25 " 

 162.00 " 

 42 lbs., or 21 jDer cent. 

 140.85 lbs. 



Cost oj Feed Consumed during Experiment 



194.43 lbs. Corn Meal, at |24.00 per ton, . 



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



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



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



$2 33 



3 11 



65 



67 



$6 76 



2.23 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight; and 2.83 lbs. of 



dry matter jielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 4.80 cents. 



