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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[B] 



Buttermilk and Corn Meal — Continued. 



11. 



Total amount of feed consumed from May 21 to Sept. 22, — 



226 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, 

 1,244 qts. Buttermilk, equal to dry matter. 



Total amount of dry matter, . 



197.48 lbs. 

 190.33 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment. 



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, 



. 387.81 lbs. 



45.50 lbs. 



. 238. lbs. 



. 192.50 lbs. 



. 199.25 lbs. 



38.75 lbs., or 16.3 per cent. 



1G1.2 lbs. 



Cost of feed consumed during the experiment, — 

 226 lbs. Corn Meal, at 1.4 cents per lb., 

 311 gals. Buttermilk, at 1.37 cents per gal., . , 



. 13 16 

 . 4 26 



$7 42 



387.8 lbs. of dry matter fed, produced 192.50 lbs live weight, and 161.2 

 lbs. dressed weight. 2.01 lbs. dry matter yielded 1 lb. of live weight; 

 and 2,4 lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 lb of pork, 4.64 cents. 



