64 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . 



Live weight at time of killing, 



Live weight gained dm-ing experiment. 

 Dressed weight at time of killing, .... 

 Loss in weight by dressing, ... 36 lbs., or 

 Dressed weight gained during experiment, 



22.50 lbs. 

 187.00 " 

 164.50 " 

 151.00 " 

 19.25 per cent. 

 132.83 " 



Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment 

 185.25 gals, skim milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, . 

 50.26 lbs. corn meal, at f 23.00 per ton, 

 49.68 lbs. wheat bran, at $23.00 per ton, . 

 62.10 lbs. gluten meal at $27.00 per ton, . 

 182.59 lbs. corn and cob meal at $20.70 per ton. 



2.64 lbs. dry matter yielded 1 lb. live weight, and 3.27 lbs. dry matter 



yielded 1 lb. dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. dressed pork, 5.44 cents. 



Period I. Cost of feed consumed during period, 



21.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb. 

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



Period II. Cost of feed consmned during period, 



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

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



Period HE. Cost of feed consumed during jieriod, 



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

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



Period IV. Cost of feed consumed during period, 



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

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



$0.73 

 3.40 cts. 



4.20 cts. 

 $1.72 

 3.31 cts. 

 4.10 cts. 

 11.80 

 5.29 cts. 

 6.56 cts. 

 $2.97 



5.21 cts. 

 6.45 cts. 



[X.] 



