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Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment. 



185.25 gals, skim milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, .... $3.33 



60.26 lbs. corn meal at $23.00 per ton, .58 



49.85 lbs. wheat bran, at $23.00 per ton, .57 



62.27 lbs. gluten meal, at f27.00 per ton, .84 



183.27 lbs. corn and cob meal, at $20.70 per ton, . . . 1.91 



$7.23 

 2.49 lbs. dry matter yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.08 lbs. dry matter 



yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. dressed pork, 5.11 cents. 



Period I. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . $0.73 



20.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . . 3.65 cts. 



16 16 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 4.62 cts. 



Period II. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . $1.72 



48.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . . 3.68 cts. 



38.79 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 4.43 cts. 



Period in. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . fl.82 



41.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . . 4.44 cts. 



33.13 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost jjer lb., . 5.49 cts. 



Period IV. Cost of feed consumed during pei'iod, . . f 2.97 



66.00 lbs. live weight gained; cost per lb., . . 4.50 cts. 



53.33 lbs. dressed weight gained; cost per lb., . 6.57 cts. 



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

 741 qts. skim milk, equal to dry matter, .... 133.38 lbs. 

 60.26 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, 



434.84 lbs. 



