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[B.] 

 Buttermilk and Corn Meal- 

 III. 



Concluded. 



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



265| lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, .... 232.21 lbs. 



1,452 qts. Buttermilk, equal to dry matter, . . . 222.16 lbs. 



Total amount of dry matter, 454.37 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . 49 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 293| lbs. 



Live weight gained during experiment, .... 244^ lbs. 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 243 lbs. 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . . . .50 lbs., or 17 per cent. 



Dressed weight gained during experiment, . . . 202.3 lbs. 



Cost of feed consumed during the experiment, — 

 265| lbs. Corn Meal at 1.4 cents per lb., 

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



$3 72 

 4 98 



$8 70 



454.37 lbs. of dry matter fed, produced 244J lbs. of live weight, and 

 202.3 lbs. dressed weight. 1.86 lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of live 

 weight; and 2.23 lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of pork, 4.3 cents. 



