104 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Total Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment. 



1,102 50 gallons skim-milk, at 1.8 cents pel* gallon, 

 1,234.85 pounds corn meal, at $19.00 per ton, 



313.10 pounds wheat bran, at $16.50 per ton, . 



420.89 pounds gluten meal, at $23.00 per ton, . 



$19 85 



11 73 



2 58 



4 84 



$39 00 



Average cost of feed for production of 1 pound of dressed pork, 

 5.55 cents. 



Average net cost of feed for production of 1 pound of dressed pork, 

 after deducting the manurial value less 30 per cent., 3.57 cents. 



Valuation of Essential Fertilizing Constituents in the Various 

 Articles of Fodder used. 



Nitrogen, 17 cents per pound ; phosphoric acid, 6 cents; potassium oxide, 4i cents. 



Manurial Value of Feed consumed during Experiment. 



The manurial value of feed for the production of 1 pound of dressed 

 pork is 2.83 cents ; after the deduction of 30 per cent., 1.98 cents. 



