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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[Jan. 



Cost of Feed consumed during Exjyenment. 

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



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

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



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

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



2.81 lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. live weight, and 3.46 lbs. 



of dry matter yielded 1 lb. di'essed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.74 cts. 



Period I. Cost of food consimaed during period, 



22.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., 

 18.29 lbs. di'essed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 



Period II. Cost of feed consumed during period, 



45.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb,, 

 36.58 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 



Period III. Cost of feed consumed during period, 



35.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 

 28.86 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 



Period IV. Cost of feed consumed during period, 



62.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., 

 42.28 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 



$3.33 



.58 



.57 



.84 



1.91 



$7^3 



$0.73 

 3.24 cts. 

 3.99 cts. 

 $1.72 

 3.82 cts. 



4.70 cts. 

 $1.82 

 5.13 cts. 

 6.31 cts. 

 $2.97 



5.71 cts. 

 7.02 cts. 



Total Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment. 



1111.50 gals, skim milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, .... $20.01 



301.56 lbs. corn meal, at $23.00 per ton, 3.47 



298.76 lbs. wheat bran, at f 2;].00 per ton, 3.44 



373.28 lbs. gluten meal at $27.00 per ton, 5.04 



1098.26 lbs. corn and cob meal, at $20.70 per ton, . . . 11.42 



$43.38 

 Average cost of feed for production of 1 lb. dressed pork, 5.42 cts. 



