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7. Detailed Statement of Feeding Record — Concluded. 

 Sheej^ ]^o. 6. 



Total Aviotuit of Feed consumed from Sept. 1 7, 18S9, to March 1 7, 1S90. 



(i8.62 pounds corn meal, equal to dry matter, 

 31.28 pounds gluten meal, equal to dry matter, 

 40.07^ pounds wheat bran, equal to dry matter, 

 242.50 pounds rowen, equal to dry matter, 

 193.50 pounds corn ensilage, ecjual to dry matter, 

 43.50 pounds corn fodder, equal to dry matter. 



Total amount of dry matter, 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . 

 Live weight at time of killiuo- , . . . , 

 Live weight gained during experiment. 

 Dressed weight at time of killing, .... 

 Loss in weight by dressing, 



Pounds. 



60.61 

 28.21 

 36.86 

 209.69 

 52.34 

 34.40 



421.61 



Pounds. 



83.25 



109.50 



26.25 



60.50 



. 49 pound.s, or 44.75 \)gv cent. 



Cost of Feed consumed during Fxperiment 

 68.62 pounds corn meal, at $19.00 per ton, 

 31.28 pounds gluten meal, at $23.00 i)er ton, . 

 40.07 jjouuds wheat bran, at $17.00 per ton, . 



242.50 pounds rowen, at $15.00 per ton, . 



193.50 pounds corn ensilage, at $2.75 per ton, . 

 43.50 jjounds corn fodder, at f7.50 per ton, 



fO 65 

 36 



34 



1 82 

 27 

 17 



$3 61 



16.06 pounds of dry matter fed yielded 1 pound of live weight. 



Cost of feed for the i^roduction of 1 pound of live weight, 13.75 cents. 



