1886.] 



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[B.] 



Skim Milk and Corn Meal. 



No. 11. 



Total amouct of feed consumed from Nov. 5, 1884, to March 25, 1885, — 



361.5 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, .... 315.5 lbs. 

 831 qts. Skim Milk, equal to dry matter, . . . .188.5 lbs. 



Total amount of dry matter, .... 



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, .... 

 Dressed weight gained during experiment, 



Cost of feed consumed during experiment, — 

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

 208 gals. Skim Milk, at 1.8 cts. per gallon, . 



. 604.0 lbs. 



. 17.0 lbs. 



. 191.0 lbs. 



. 174.0 lbs. 



. ■ . . 158.5 lbs. 

 32.5 lbs., or 17 per cent. 



. 144.5 lbs. 



$4 07 

 3 74 



$7 81 



2.89 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded one pound of live weight ; and 3.48 

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



Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.4 cents. 



