118 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



2.85 pounds of dry matter fed yielded 1 pound of live weight, 

 and 3.o2 pounds of dry matter yielded 1 jjound of dressed 

 weight. 



Cost of feed for i^roduction of 1 pound of dressed pork, 5.84 

 cents. 



(5) 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from April 30 to August 28. 



270.51 pounds barley meal, equal to dry matter, 

 580.00 quarts skim-milk, equal to dry matter, 

 65.89 pounds wheat bran, equal to dry matter, 

 83.26 pounds gluten meal, equal to dry matter. 



Total amount of dry matter. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiiueut, . 18.50 pounds. 

 Live weight of animal at time of killing, . . . 182.00 pounds. 

 Live weiglit gained during expei'imcnt, .... 163.50 jjounds. 

 Dressed weight at time of killing, ..... 145.50 pounds. 

 Loss in weight by dressing, . . 36.50 pounds, or 20 05 per cent. 



Dressed weight gained during experiment, . . . 130.72 pounds. 



235 61 pounds. 

 128 63 pounds. 



58.69 pounds. 



74.78 pounds. 



497.71 jjounds. 



Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment. 



270.51 iJounds barley meal, at $30.00 per ton, 

 145.00 gallons skim-milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, 

 65.89 pounds wheat bran, at $18.50 per ton, 

 83 26 pounds gluten meal, at f 22.00 per ton, 



3.04 pounds of dry matter fed yielded 1 ])Ound of live weight, 

 and 3.81 pounds of dry matter yielded 1 pound of dressed 

 weight. 



Cost of feed for jiroduction of 1 i)Ound of dressed pork, 6.27 

 cents. 



$4 06 



2 61 



♦61 



92 



$8 20 



