118 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



2.85 pounds of dry matter fed yielded 1 i)ound of live weight, 

 and 3.52 jiounds of dry matter yielded 1 pound of dressed 

 weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 pound of dressed pork, 5.84 

 cents. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Ajiril 30 to August 28. 



270.51 pounds barley meal, equal to dry matter, 

 580.00 quarts skim-milk, equal to dry matter, 

 65.89 pounds wheat bran, equal to dry matter, 

 83.26 pounds gluten meal, equal to dry matter, 



Total amount of dry matter. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of exjieriment, . 18.50 pounds. 

 Live weight of animal at time of killing, . . . 182.00 pounds. 

 Live weight gained during experiment, .... 163.50 pounds. 

 Dressed weight at time of killing, ..... 145.50 jjounds. 

 Loss in weight b}" dres.sing, . . 36.50 jiounds, or 20.05 per cent. 



Dressed weight gained during experiment, . . . 130.72 pounds. 



235.61 pounds. 

 128.63 pounds. 



58.69 pounds. 



74.78 pounds. 



497.71 pounds. 



Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment. 



270.51 pounds barley meal, at $30.00 per ton, 

 145.00 gallons skim-milk, at 1.8 cents jier gallon,, 

 65.89 pounds wheat bran, at $18.50 per ton, 

 83 26 pounds gluten meal, at .?22.00 per ton. 



3.04 pounds of dry matter fed yielded 1 pound of live weight, 

 and 3.81 pounds of dry matter yielded 1 pound of dressed 

 weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 jjound of dressed pork, 6.27 

 cents. 



$8 20 



