1889.] 



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Manurial Value of Feed consumed during Experiment. 



Skim milk, $8.85 



Corn meal, 1.09 



Wheat bran, 1.99 



Gluten meal, 2.88 



Com and cob meal, 3.33 



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Manurial value of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 2.27 cts. 



Basis of Valuation of Essential Fertilizing Constituents in the Various 

 Articles of Fodder used (1888). 



Corn 

 Meal. 



Skim 

 Milk. 



Wheat 

 Bran. 



Gluten 

 Meal. 



Corn 



and Cob 



Meal. 



Moisture, 



Nitrogen (16| cents per lb.), . 

 Phosphoric acid (6 cents per lb.), 

 Potassium oxide (4^ cents per lb.). 

 Valuation per 2,000 lbs., . 



13.08 



1.80 



.74 



.43 



$7.20 



91.00 

 .47 

 .22 

 .21 



$1.99 



11.14 



2.78 



1.86 



1.07 



$12.35 



9.77 



4.57 



.30 



.03 



$15.46 



13.69 



1.45 



.69 



.55 



f6.06 



The net cost of feed consumed for the production of one 

 pound of dressed pork, making a deduction of thirty per 

 cent, of the fertilizing constituents contained in the feed, 

 varies in the case of different animals from 3.52 cents to 

 4.00 cents per pound. In the case of the entire lot of pigs, 

 it amounts to 3.83 cents per pound. As we sold our dressed 

 pork at 7| cents per pound, we secured 3.92 cents per pound 

 sold for investment, labor and profit. 



It will be noticed that our estimates above are based on 

 the ruling local market prices of the time when our late 

 experiments were carried on. These prices differ from those 

 adopted on earlier occasions. An intelligent comparison of 

 our late financial results with those obtained in previous ex- 

 periments can only be made by using corresponding values. 

 The subsequent page contains a re-valuation of our late 

 results, on the basis of market value used in all previous 

 feeding experiments. 



