162 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Picj No. 6. 



Total Amoioit of Feed consumed from March 23, 1892, to Jidy 28, 



1892. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the experiment. 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing, 

 Live weight gained during the experiment. 

 Dressed weight of animal, .... 

 Loss in weight by dressing, 21.79 per cent,, or 

 Dressed weight gained during the experiment, 



Pounds of di-y matter fed produced 1 pound of live Aveight, 2, 15. 



Pounds of diy matter fed produced 1 pound of dressed weight, 2.75. 



Cost of feed per pound of dressed weight gained, 5.53 cents. 



Net cost of feed per pound of dressed Aveight gained after deducting 

 30 per cent, of manurial value, 4.01 cents. 



Pounds. 



35.00 

 200.75 

 165.75 

 157.00 



43.75 

 129.63 



