102 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



We now wish to call attention to a summary of the results 

 obtained : — 



Summary of Results. 



Live weight, 



Dressed weight, 



Per cent of loss in dressing. 



Live weiglit gained during experiment, 



Dressed weiglit gained during experiment, 



Dry matter required to produce 1 j)ound live weight. 



Dry matter required to produce 1 jiound di'essed weight, 



Average Results 

 of Six Pigs 

 (Founds). 



182.8 



144.6 



21.6 



155.6 



122.0 



2.27 



2.91 



Financial Statement. 

 732.15 poimds dressed jwrk actually produced during the ex- 

 periment, at 1\ cents per pound, $53 07 



Cost of food required, 33 94 



Profit from j^ork actually pi'oduced, $19 13 



Value of manure produced, 9 61 



Total profit from six pigs, $28 74 



Total profit per pig, 4 79 



If we take into consideration the first cost of the i)igs and 

 the dressed weight ackially sold, we have the following : — 



867| pounds dressed weight actually sold at 1\ cents, . . $62 91 



Total cost of food consumed, $35 19 



Cost of pigs, at $3, 18 00 



53 19 



Total profit from pork, . $9 72 



Value of manure produced, 10 00 



Total profit from six pigs, $19 72 



Total profit per jjig, 3 29 



Cost of food to produce 1 pound live Aveight, . . . . 3 . 64 cts. 

 Cost of food to produce 1 pound dressed weight, . . .4.64 " 

 Net cost of food to produce 1 pound dressed weight (oljtained 



by deducting value of manure produced), . . . .3.30 " 



The cost of the labor required to care for the pigs during 

 their growth, as well as the cost of preparing them for the 

 market, has not been deducted. 



