1891.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



!To/!«Z Amount of Feed consumed from Sept. 17, 1SS9, to Feb. 3, 1890. 



74.94 pounds wheat bran, equal to dry matter, 

 70.66 pounds gluten meal, equal to dry matter, 

 168.00 pounds rowen, equal to dry matter, 

 126.50 pounds corn ensilage, equal to dry matter, 



Total amount of dry matter, 



Pounds. 



67.99 



63.74 



145.27 



35.36 



312.36 



Pounds 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . . 67.50 



Live weight at time of killing, 98.50 



Live weight gained during experiment, 31.00 



Dressed weight at time of killing, . . . . , . 54.00 

 Loss in weight by dressing, . .. 44.50 pounds, or 45. 18 per cent. 



Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment. 



74.94 pounds wheat bran, at $17.00 per ton, . . , . $0 64 



70.66 pounds gluten meal, at $23 00 per ton, . ... 81 



168.00 pounds rowen, at $15.00 per ton, 126 



130.75 pounds corn ensilage, at $2.75 per ton, .... 18 



$2 89 



10.08 pounds of dry matter yielded 1 pound of live weight. 



Cost of feed for the production of 1 pound of live weight, 9.32 cents. 



