1886.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



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[A.] 



Buttermilk and Corn Meal. 



No. 3. 



Total amount of feed con^^umed from Nov. 5, 1884, to March 17, 1885, • 



399 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, 

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



Total amount of dry matter, . 



349. lbs. 

 239. lbs. 



588. lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . 38.0 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 218.5 lbs. 



Live weight gained during experiment, .... 180.5 lbs. 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 183.0 lbs. 



Loss in weight by dressing, .... 35.5 lbs., or 16.13 per cent. 

 Dressed weight gained during experiment, . . . 151.0 lbs. 



Cost of feed consumed during experiment, — 

 399 lbs. of Corn Meal at $22..50 per ton, 

 346 gals. Buttermilk at 1.37 cents per gal., . 



$4 49 

 4 75 



$9 24 



3.25 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded one pound of live weight, and 3.9 

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



Cost of feed for production of one pound of dressed pork, 6.1 cents. 



