1886.] 



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[B.] 

 Skim Milk and Cokn Meal. 



No. 9. 



* Buttermilk. 



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



388.5 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, 

 755 qts. Skim Milk, equal to dry matter, 

 456 qts. Buttermilk, equal to dry matter, 



Total amount of dry matter, 



339.2 lbs. 



171.2 lbs. 



78.7 lbs. 



589.1 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, . 



Lo.ss in weight by dressing. 



Dressed weight gained daring experiment, 



, 40.0 lbs, 

 . 249.0 lbs. 

 . 209.0 lbs. 

 . 209.0 lbs. 

 40 lbs., or 16 per cent. 

 . 174.6 lbs. 



Cost of feed consumed during experiment, — 

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

 189 gals. Skim Milk, at 1.8 cts. per gal., 

 114 gals. Buttermilk, at 1.37 cts. per gal., 



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2.81 lbs. of dry matter fed, yielded 1 lb. of live weight; and 3.37 lbs. 

 of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.35. 



