68 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment. 



185.25- gals, skim milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, . . . $3.33 



50.26 lbs. corn meal, at $23.00 per ton, ,58 



49.85 lbs. wheat bran, at $23.00 per ton, .57 



62.27 lbs. gluten meal, at f27.00 per ton, .84 



183.27 lbs. corn and cob meal, at $20.70 per ton, . . . 1.91 



f7.28 

 2.81 lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. live weight, and 3.46 lbs. 



of dry matter yielded 1 lb. dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.74 cts. 



Period I. Cost of food consumed during period, . . $0.73 



22.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 3.24 cts. 



18.29 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 3.99 cts. 



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



45.00 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . 3.82 cts. 



36.58 lbs. di'essed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 4.70 cts. 



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



35.50 lbs. live weight gained ; cost per lb., . . 5.13 cts. 



28.86 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 6.31 cts. 



Period IV. Cost of feed consumed dm'ing jjcriod, . . $2.97 



52.00 lbs. live weight gained; cost per lb., . 5.71 cts. 



42.28 lbs. dressed weight gained ; cost per lb., . 7.02 cts. 



Summary of Experiment VIII. 



Total Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment. 

 1111.60 gals, skim milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon, . 

 301.56 lbs. corn meal, at $23.00 per ton, 

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

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

 1098.26 lbs. corn and cob meal, at $20.70 per ton. 



Average cost of feed for production of 1 lb. dressed pork, 5.42 cts. 



$20.01 



3.47 



3.44 



5.04 



11.42 



$43.38 



