154 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Pig No. 6. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Dec. 1, 1891, to Feb. 5, 



1892. 



Pounds. 



Live Aveight of animal at the beginning of the experiment, . 91.50 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing, .... 180.00 

 Live weight gained during the experiment, . . . .88.50 



Dressed weight of animal, 147.00 



Loss in weight by dressing, 18.33 per cent, or .... 33.00 

 Dressed weight gained during the experiment, . . . . 72 . 28 



Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of live weight, 4 . 25. 



Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of dressed weight, 5 . 20. 



Cost of feed per pound of dressed weight gained, 8.40 cents. 



Net cost of feed j^er pound of dressed w(;ight gained after deducting 

 30 per cent, of the manurial value, 6 . 20 cents. 



