62 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Period I. Cost of feed consumed during period, 



22.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., 

 18.33 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., 



Period II. Cost of feed consumed during period, 



48.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., 

 39.11 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb.. 



Period m. Cost of feed consumed during period, 



37.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., 

 30.55 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., 



Period rV. Cost of feed consumed during period, 



65.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., 

 44.81 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb.. 



fO.73 

 3.24 cts. 

 3.98 cts. 

 $1.72 

 3.58 cts. 

 4 40 cts. 

 $1.80 

 4.80 cts. 

 5.89 cts. 

 12.97 

 5.40 cts. 

 6.63 cts. 



[V-] 



Total Amotmt of Feed consumed from Nov. 8 to March 12. 



741 qts. skim milk, equal to dry matter, .... 133.38 lbs. 



50.26 lbs. com meal, equal to dry matter, .... 43.69 " 

 49 85 lbs. wheat bran, equal to dry matter, . . . 44.30 " 



62.27 lbs. gluten meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 56.19 " 

 183.27 lbs. corn and cob meal, equal to dry matter, . . 158.18 " 



Total amount of dry matter. 



435.74 lbs. 



Live weight 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. 



23.00 lbs. 

 198.00 " 

 175.00 " 

 160.00 " 

 38 lbs., or 19.19 per cent. 

 141.41 lbs. 



