1886.] 



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[A.] 



Buttermilk axd Cork Meal 



No. 1. 



Total amount of feed consumed from Nov. .5, 1884, to March 17, 1885, — 



399 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, 

 1,386 quarts Buttermilk, equal to dry matter, . 



Total amount of dry matter, 



349 lbs. 

 239 lbs. 



588 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, 36 lbs., or 16 per cent 

 Dressed weight gained during experiment. 



43.5 lbs. 



231.0 lbs. 



188.5 lbs. 



195.0 lbs. 



159.0 lbs. 



Cost of feed consumed during the experiment, — 



899 lbs. Corn Meal at §22.50 per ton, 



346 gals. Buttermilk at 1.37 cents per gallon, . 



14 49 

 4 75 



S9 24 



3.13 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded one pound of live weight, and 3.69 

 lbs. of dry matter yielded one pound of dressed weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.81 cts. 



