152 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMEXT STATION. [Jan. 



Pig No. 4. 



ToiaZ ^mo?mf of Feed consumed from Dec. i, 1891^ to Feb. 5, 



1892. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the experiment. 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing. 

 Live Aveight gained during the experiment. 

 Dressed weight of animal, .... 

 Loss in weight by dressing, 18.38 per cent., or 

 Dressed Aveight gained during the experiment, 



Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of live weight, 4.03. 



Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 j^ound of dressed weight, 4.94. 



Cost of feed jjer pound of dressed weight gained, 7 . 98 cents. 



Net cost of feed per jjound of dressed weight gained after deducting 

 30 per cent, of the manurial value, 5.90 cents. 



Pounds. 



92.75 

 185.00 



92.25 

 151.00 



34.00 



75.29 



