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PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 4. 



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



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

 50 26 lbs. corn meal, equal to dry matter, 

 49.85 lbs. wheat bran, equal to dry matter, 

 62.27 lbs. gluten meal, equal to diy matter, 

 183.27 lbs. corn and cob meal, equal to di-y matter. 



Live weight of animal at begmning of experiment, . 



Live weight at time of killing, 



Live weight gained during experiment, , 

 Dressed weight at time of killing, .... 

 Loss in weight by dressing, . . . 18.50 lbs., 

 Dressed weight gained dm'ing exiieriment, 



Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment 



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



50.26 lbs. corn meal, at $23.00 a ton, . 

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



62.27 lbs. gluten meal, at $27.00 per ton, . 

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



2.84 lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.17 lbs. 



of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.33 cts. 



$3.33 



.58 



.57 



.84 



1.91 



$7.23 



Peeiod I. Cost of feed consumed during period, ' . . $0.73 



21.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 3.48 cts. 



18.82 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 3.88 cts. 



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



47.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 3.66 cts. 



42.12 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 4.08 cts. 



Period m. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . |1.82 



35.00 lbs. live w^eight gained ; cost per lb., . 5.20 cts. 



81.37 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 5.80 cts. 



Period IV. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . $2 97 



60.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 5.88 cts. 



45.26 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 6.56 cts. 



