1888.] 



PUBLIC D0CU:MENT — No. 33. 



79 



[S.] 



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



194.43 lbs. Coi'n Meal, equal to dry matter, 

 692 qts. Skim-milk equal to dry matter, 

 58.04 lbs. Wheat Bran, equal to dry matter, 

 59. G6 lbs. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matter, 



Total amount of dry matter. 



169.00 lbs. 



124.56 « 

 51.58 " 

 53.67 " 



398.81 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of exijeriment, . . 21.50 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 184.00 " 



Live weight gained during experiment, .... 162.50 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 145.00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, .... 39 lbs. or 21 per cent. 

 Dressed weight gained during experiment, . . . 128.38 lbs. 



Cost of Feed Consumed during Experiment. 



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

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

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

 59.66 lbs. Gluten Meal, at $22.50 per ton. 



12 33 



3 11 



65 



67 



$6 76 



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



di-y matter jd elded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.26 cents. 



