1892.] 



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Detailed Statement of Third Experiment — Continued. 

 Tamivorth, No. 2 {Experiment III.). 



FEEDING PERIODS. 



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125 





1891. 



May 5 to June 8, . 



June 9 to July 6,. 

 July 7 to Aug. 12, . 



24.50 



59.69 



122.38 



196.00 

 140.00 

 174.00 



19.27 

 24.69 

 28.50 



38.54 

 24.69 



28.50 



1.36 

 1.32 

 1.54 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from May 5 to Aug. 12, 1891. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of exjjeriment, 



Live weight at time of killing, . 



Live weight gained during experiment, 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 



Loss in weight by dressing, 



Dressed weight gained during experiment, 



Pounds. 



37.75 

 . 179.50 

 . 141.75 

 , 145.50 

 34 pounds, or 18.94 per cent. 

 . 114.90 



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

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



Cost of feed for production of 1 pound of dressed pork, 6 . 59 cents. 



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

 a loss of 30 per cent of manurial value of feed, 4.98 cents. 



