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Period I. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . f 0.73 



21.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 3.48 cts. 



17.83 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 4.09 cts. 



Period II. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . $1.72 



47.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 3.62 cts. 



39.39 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., , 4.37 cts. 



Period m. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . $1.82 



39.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 4.61 cts. 



32.75 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 5.56 cts. 



Period IV. Cost of feed consumed during period, . . $2.97 



48.50 lbs. live weight gained; cost per lb., . . 6.12 cts. 



40.22 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 7.38 cts. 



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JbtoZ Amount of Feed consumed from Nov. 8 to March 12. 



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



50.26 lbs. corn meal, equal to diy matter, . 

 49.85 lbs. wheat bran, equal to diy matter, 



62.27 lbs. gluten meal, equal to dry matter, 

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



Total amount of dry matter. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . 29.60 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 184.50 " 



Live weight gained during experiment, .... 155.00 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 150.00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . . 34.50 lbs., or 18.70 per cent. 

 Dressed weight gained duiing experiment, . . . 126.02 lbs. 



