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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



[Jan. 



Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment 



109.97 lbs. com meal, at $23 00 per ton, . 

 168.75 gals, skim milk, at 1.8 cents per g^^llon, 

 118.69 lbs. corn and cob meal, at f 20.70 per ton 

 53.65 lbs. wheat bran, at f 23.00 per ton, . 

 70.38 lbs. gluten meal, at $24.00 per ton, . 



2.50 lbs. diy matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.06 



lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dresesd pork, 4.98 cents. 



$6 99 



[5.] 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from April 12 to August 8. 



109.97 lbs. com meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 95.03 lbs. 



675.00 qts. skim milk, equal to dry matter, . . . 121.50 " 



118.69 lbs. corn and cob meal, equal to dry matter, . . 102.44 " 



53.65 lbs. wheat bran, equal to dry matter, . , . 46.96 " 



70.38 lbs. gluten meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 63.28 " 



Total amount of dry matter, 



429.1Q, lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . 21.50 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at time of killing, .... 193.75 " 

 Live weight gained during experiment, .... 172.25 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 158.00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . . 35.75 lbs., or 18.45 per cent. 

 Dressed weight gained during experiment, . . . 140.47 lbs 



