1894.] 



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Pig No. 5. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Dec. 13, 1892, to Aj^ril 18,1893. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the experiment, 26.25 lbs. 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing, . . . 173.00 " 



Live weight gained during the exijeriment, .... 146.75 " 



Dressed weight of animal, 143.50 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, 17.05 per cent., . . . . 29.50 " 

 Dressed weight gained during the experiment, . . . 121.73 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fed pi'oduoed 1 pound of live weight, 2.66 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of dressed 



weight 3.20 " 



Total cost of feed per pound of dressed weight gained, . 4.93 cts. 

 Net cost of feed per pound of dressed weight gained, after 



deducting 30 per cent, of manurial value, . , , . 3.72 " 



