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Total Amotint of Feed consumed from Nov. 8 to March 12. 



741 qts. skim milk, equal to dry matter, .... 133 38 lbs. 



50.26 lbs. corn meal, equal to dry matter, .... 43.69 " 



49.68 lbs. wheat bran, equal to dry matter, . . , 44.15 " 



62.10 lbs. gluten meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 56.03 " 



182.59 lbs. corn and cob meal, equal to dry matter, . . 157.59 " 



Total amount of dry matter. 



Live w.eigbt of animal at beginning of experiment. 

 Live weight at time of killing, .... 

 Live weight gained during experiment, . 

 Dressed weight at time of killing, 



Loss in weight by dressing, 



Dressed weight gained during experiment. 



35 lbs., or 18.52 per cent. 

 132.82 lbs 



Cost of Feed consiwied during Experiment 



185.25 gals, skim milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, . 

 50 26 lbs. corn meal, at $23.00 per ton, 

 4-9.68 lbs. wheat bran, at $23.00 per ton, . 

 62.10 lbs. gluten meal, at |27.00 per ton, . 

 182.59 lbs. corn and cob meal, at ^20.70 per ton. 



$3.33 



.68 



.57 



.84 



1.90 



?7.22 



2.69 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.28 lbs. of 



dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.44 cents. 



