1892.] 



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Detailed Statement of Third Experiment — Continued. 

 Small Yorkshire, No. 2 {Experiment III.) . 



FEEDING PERIODS. 



n « 



1891. 



April 28 to June 22, 



June 23 to July 27, 

 July 28 to Sept. 30, 



0.92 

 1.19 

 1.25 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from April 28 to Sept. 30, 1891. 



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 dressing, . . . 33 pound 



Dressed weight gained during experiment, 



Pounds. 



26.50 

 . 200.50 

 . 174.00 

 . 167.50 

 s,.or 16.46 j>er cent. 

 . 145.36 



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

 3.41 pounds of dry matter yielded 1 pound of dressed weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 pound of dressed pork, 6.46 cents. 



Net cost of feed for production of 1 pound of dressed pork, allowing 

 a loss of 30 pei* cent, of manurial value of feed, 4.95 cents. 



