70 AGRICULTUEAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Tbia? Amount of Feed Consumed from Feb. 17 to May 2. 



11.3.8 lbs. Corn jMeal, equ:il to diy mattei% . 

 520.0 qts. Skim-milk, equal to dry matter, . 

 39.0 lbs. "Wheat Bran, e(iual to diy matter, 

 39.C lbs. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matter, 



Total amount of diy matter. 



99.43 lbs 

 119.07 " 

 34.83 " 

 36.05 " 



, Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . 

 Live weight of animal 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. 



289.38 lbs. 



63.5 lbs. 

 173.0 " 

 109.5 " 

 142.7 " 

 30.3 lbs., or 17.5 per cent. 

 90.3 lbs. 



Cost of Feed Consumed during Experiment. 



113.8 lbs. Corn Meal, at $24.00 per ton, $137 



131.0 gals. Skim-milk, at 1.8 cents jier gallon, .... 2 36 



39.6 lbs. Wheat Bran at $22.50 per ton, 45 



39.0 lbs. Gluten Meal at f 22.50 per ton, 45 



$4 03 

 2.64 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.20 lbs. of 



diy matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed Aveight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.1 cents. 



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Total Amo7mt of Feed. Consumed from Feb. 17 to May 2. 

 113.8 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, .... 99.43 lbs.. 



525.0 qts. Skim-milk, equal to diy matter, . 

 39.6 lbs. AVheat Bran, equal to dry matter, 

 39.6 lbs. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matter. 



Total amount of dry matter, .... 



119.07 " 

 34.83 " 

 36.05 " 



289.38 lbs. 



