138 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Total Amount oj Feed consumed from Nov. 17, 1891, to May 

 18, 1892. 



Pounds. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the exi>eriment, . 67.25 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing, . , . .87.50 

 Live weight gained during the experiment, . . . .20.25 



Average gain in weight per day (entire experiment), . . 0.110 



Dressed weight of animal, 44.00 



Loss in weight by dressing, 49.71 per cent., or .... 43.50 



Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of live weight, 15.97. 



Cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, 16.84 cents. 



Net cost of feed per pound gained after deducting 8 jjer cent, of 

 manurial value, 8.93. 



