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Period I. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . fO.73 



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



17.83 lbs. di-essed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 4.09 cts. 



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



47.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 3.62 cts. 



39.39 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost pel" lb., . 4.37 cts. 



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



39.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 4.61 cts. 



32.75 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 5.56 cts 



Period TV. Cost of teed consumed during period, . . $2.97 



48.50 lbs. live weight gained; cost per lb., . . 6.12 cts. 



40.22 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 7.38 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. 



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

 49.85 lbs. wheat bran, equal to diy matter, . . . 44.30 " 



62.27 lbs. gluten meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 56.19 " 

 183.27 lbs. corn and cob meal, equal to diy matter, . . 158.18 " 



Total amount of dry matter, 



435.74 lbs. 



Live weight 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, 



29.50 lbs 

 184.50 " 

 155.00 " 

 150.00 " 

 34.50 lbs., or 18.70 per cent. 

 126.02 lbs. 



