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HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Table III. — Total Feed consumed. 

 Lot I. (Wheat). 



* Pounds. 



Lot II. (Rye). 



* Pounds. 



Table IV. 



Lot I. 



Lot II. 



Average live weight at beginning of experiment (pounds), . 

 Average live weight at end of experiment (pounds), . 



Average gain of each pig (pounds) 



Average daily gain (pounds) 



Dry matter required to produce 1 pound live weight (pounds). 

 Skim-milk actually returned per quart (fraction of cent), . 

 Cost of feed for each pound of live weight gained (cents),* . 

 Price received per pound of live weight (cents), 



33.33 



162.70 



129.37 



1.22 



2.5S 



.65 



4.25 



4.80 



34.20 



150.00 



115.80 



1.10 



2.71 



.55 



4.58 



4. SO 



• On basis of following prices for feed: skim-milk, 2 cents per gallon; wheat and rye, 

 $24 per ton; Peoria gluten feed, $21 per ton; and corn meal, $23 per ton. 



