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Total Aynount of Feed Consumed from June 28 to Oct. 25. 



194.09 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to cliy matter, . . . 168.70 lbs. 



692 qts. Skim-milk, equal to dry matter, .... 124.56 " 



57.71 lbs. Wheat Bran, equal to dry matter, . . . 51.28 " 



59.3;i lbs. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 53.37 " 



Total amount of dry matter, 



397.91 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . 28.50 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 193.00 " 



Live weight gained during experiment, .... 164.50 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 158.00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, .... 35 lbs., or 22 per cent. 



Dressed weight gained during exjieriment, . . . 128.31 lbs. 



Cost of Feed Consumed during Exiicriment. 



194.09 lbs. Corn Meal, at $24.00 per ton, .... 

 173 gals. Skim-milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, 

 57.71 lbs. Wheat Bran, at $22.50 per ton, .... 

 59.93 lbs. Gluten IMeal at $22.50 per ton, .... 



$2 32 



3 11 



65 



68 



76 



2.41 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.10 lbs. of 



dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.27 cents. 



