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Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment 



109.97 lbs. corn meal, at $23 00 per ton, . 

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

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

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

 70.38 lbs. gluten meal, at $24.00 per ton, . 



2.50 lbs. diy matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.06 



lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. 

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 4.98 cents. 



fl 26 



3 04 



1 23 



62 



84 



$6 99 



[5.] 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from April 12 to August S. 



109.97 lbs. corn meal, equal to dry matter, 

 675.00 qts. skim milk, equal to dry matter, 

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

 53.65 lbs. wheat bran, equal to dry matter, 

 70.38 lbs. gluten meal, equal to dry matter, 



Total amount of dry matter. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . 21.50 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at time of killing, .... 193.75 " 

 Live weight gained during experiment, .... 172.25 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 158.00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . . 35.75 lbs., or 18.45 per cent. 

 Dressed weight gained during experiment, . . . 140.47 lbs. 



