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consumed for the production of one pound of dressed pork 

 varied, in three cases, from 3.56 to 3.99 pounds, and rose, 

 in one case, to 4.31 pounds. The live weight gained during 

 the entire experiment varied from 132 to 158 pounds. Two 

 animals were sick for some weeks and appear not in the 

 record below. 



[E.] 



Total Amo7int of Feed Consiimcd frovi Sept. 15 to Jan. 15. 



137.3 lbs. Corn IMeal, equal to dry matter, . 

 402.0 qts. Skini-niiik, equal to diy matter, . 

 117.4: lbs. Wheat Bran, et^ual to diy matter, 



117.4 lb.s. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matter, 



Total amount of dry matter, 



119.58 lbs. 

 111.58 " 

 102.99 " 

 10G.89 " 



441.04 lbs. 



Live Avei;jht of aniratil at beginping of experiment, . 30.8 lbs. 



Live weight at the time of killing, 164.3 " 



Live weiglit gained during experiment, .... 133.5 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 136.0 " 



Loss in Aveight by dressing, . . . 28.5 lbs., or 17.3 per cent. 

 Dressed weight gained dui'ing experiment, . . . 110.5 lbs. 



Cost of Feed Consumed during Experiment. 



137.3 lbs. Corn IMeal, at $24.00 per ton, f 1 64 



123.0 gals, of Skim-milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, . . . 2 21 



117.4 lbs. WhQ-xt Bran, at f 22.50 per ton, 1 32 



117.4 lbs. Gluten Meal, at §22.50 per ton, 132 



$0.49 

 3.30 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.99 lbs. of 



dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.8 cents. 



