486 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



fJan. 



Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment. 

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

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

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

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

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



2.32 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 

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



Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 4.66 

 cents. 



fl 26 



3 04 



1 23 



62 



84 



$6 99 



Summary of Experiment IX. 



Total Cost of Feed consumed during the Above-slated Experiment. 



659.82 lbs. corn meal, at $23.00 per ton, $7 59 



1,012.50 gals, skim milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, . . . 18 23 



711.11 lbs. corn and cob meal, at $20.70 per ton, ... 7 36 



321.63 lbs. wheat bran, at $23.00 per ton, 3 70 



421.22 lbs. gluten meal, at $24.00 per ton, 6 05 



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

 5.15 cents. 



$41 93 



Manurial Value of Feed consumed during the Above Experiment. 



Corn Meal. Skim Milk. Corn and Cob Meal. Wheat Bran. Gluten Meal. Total. 



$2 11 $8 29 $2 16 $2 01 $4 05 $18 62 



Manurial value of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 2.17 

 cents. 



