144 AGRICULTURAL P:XPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Nov. 17^ 1S91, to May 

 18, 1892. 



Dry Matter 



(rouiuis). 



Maiuirial 

 Value. 



Pounds. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the expei-iment, . 77 . 75 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing, . . . .98.50 

 Live weight gained during the experiment, . . . .20.75 



Average gain in weight i^er day (entire experiment), . . 0.113 



Dressed weight of animal, 53.25 



Loss in Aveight by dressing, 45.94 i)er cent., or . . . .45.25 



Pounds of dry matter fed jiroduced 1 pound live weight, 16.19. 



Cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, 17.06 cents. 



Xet cost of feed per jjound gained after deducting 8 per cent, of 

 manurial value, 9.06 cents. 



