1893.] 



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Total Amount of Feed consumed from Dec. 1, 1891, to Feb. 3, 



1892. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the experiment, 



Live weight of animal at the time of killino;. 



Live weight gained during the experiment, 



Dressed weight of animal, . . . 



Loss in Aveight by jlressing, 23.90 per cent., or 



Dressed weight gained during the experiment, 



Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 jiound of live weight, 4 . 20. 



Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of dressed weight, 5 . 52. 



Cost of feed per pound of dressed weight gained, 8.84 cents. 



Net cost of feed jier pound of dressed weiglit gained after deducting 

 30 i^er cent, of the manurial value, 6.50 cents. 



