1886.] 



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[A.] 



Buttermilk and Corn Meal. 



No. 5. 



Total amount of feed consumed from Nov. 5, 1884, to March 26, 

 1886,— 

 338 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, .... 295 lbs. 

 1,147 qts. Buttermilk, equal to dry matter, .... 197.7 lbs. 



Total amount of dry matter, . 



492.7 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . 19.0 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 198.0 lbs. 



Live weight gained during experiment, .... 179 lbs. 



ni-essed weight at time of killing, 161.5 lbs. 



Loss in weight by dressing, .... 36.5 lbs., or 18.4 per cent. 

 Di'essed weight gained during experiment, .... 146.0 lbs. 



Cost of feed consumed during the experiment, — 

 338 lbs. Corn Meal, at $22.50 per ton, . 

 287 gals. Buttermilk, at L37 cents per gal., . 



$3 80 

 3 93 



$7 73 



2.75 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.4 lbs. of 

 dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.29 cents. 



