90 AGRICULTUEAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Toto? Amount of Feed consumed from Nov. 19, 1892, to March 



14, 1893. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the experiment, . 62.50 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at the end of the experiment, . .91.50 " 



Live weight gained during the experiment, . . . . 29.00 " 



Average gain in weight per day, 0.25 " 



Dressed weight of animal, 48.25 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, 47.26 percent., . . . . 43.25 " 



Pounds of dr}^ matter fed produced 1 pound of live Aveight, . 8.54 " 



Total cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . .8.03 cts. 



Net cost of feed per poimd of live weight gained, . . . 3.70 " 



