i:»i AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Summary of the Three Feeding Experiments, regarding the Char- 

 acter and Quantity of Feed consumed per Pound of Live Weight 

 and Dressed Weight jwoduced. 



I. May to October, 1890. 



II. November, 1890, to April, 1891. 



Small Yorkshire, 

 Berkshire, 

 Poland China, . 

 Tamworth, 



3.42 

 3.04 

 3.32 



III. May to September, 1891. 



Small Yorkshire, 

 Berkshire, 

 Poland China, . 

 Tamworth, 



3.36 

 3.31 

 3.12 



3.48 



Summary of the Three Feeding Experiments, regarding Gain in 

 Weight, Cost of Feed and Mate of Shrinkage of Pork dressed 

 for the Market. 



Basis of valuation per ton : Corn meal, $24 ; wheat bran, $19 ; gluten 

 meal, $25 ; skim-milk, per gallon, 1.8 eents ; buttermilk, per gallon, 1.0 

 cent. 



