1894.] 



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Pig No. 3. 



Total Amount of Feed consiimed from Dec. 13, 1892, to April 18, 1893. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the experiment, 26 . 75 lbs. 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing, . . . 167.00 " 

 Live weight gained during the experiment, .... 140.25 " 



Dressed weight of animal, 138.25 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, 17.22 per cent., . . . ,28.75 " 

 Dressed weight gained during the experiment, . . . 116.11 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fed pi'oduced 1 pound of live weight, 2.85 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fed jjroduced 1 jjound of dressed 



weight 3.45 " 



Total cost of feed per pound of dressed weight gained, . 5.61 cts. 

 Net cost of feed per pound of dressed weight gained, aftcn- 



deducting 30 per cent, of manurial value, . . , . 3.91 " 



