102 AGRICULTUEAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



We now wish to call attention to a summary of the results 

 obtained : — 



Summary of Results. "^'of six pfgs"'^' 



(Pounds). 



Live weight, 182.8 



Dressed weight, 144.6 



Per cent of loss in dressing, 21.6 



Live weight gained during experiment, 155.6 



Dressed weight gained dvmng exjjeriment, .... 122.0 



Dry matter required to produce 1 pound live weight, . . 2 . 27 



Dry matter required to produce 1 jDound dressed weight, . . 2.91 



Financial Statement. 



732.15 pounds dressed pork actually produced during the ex- 

 periment, at 7^ cents per pound, f53 07 



Cost of food re(]uired, 33 94 



Profit from jjork actually jn-oduced, $19 13 



Value of manure produced, 9 61 



Total profit from six pigs, $28 74 



Total jn'olit per jjig, 4 79 



If we take into consideration the first cost of the pigs and 

 the dressed weight actually sold, we have the following : — 



807 1 pounds dressed weight actually sold at 1\ cents, . . $62 91 



Total cost of food consumed, f 35 19 



Cost of pigs, at $3, 18 00 



63 19 



Total profit from pork, $9 72 



Value of manure 2)roduced, 10 00 



Total i)rofit from six pigs, $19 72 



Total profit jjcr pig, 3 29 



Cost of food to produce 1 pound live weight, . . . .3.64cts. 

 Cost of food to produc^e 1 pound dressed Aveight, . . . 4.64 " 

 Net cost of food to produce 1 pound dressed weight (ol)taiii('d 



by deducting value of manure produced), . . . .3.30 " 



The cost of the labor re(iuired to care for the pigs during 

 their growth, as well as the cost of preparing them for the 

 market, has not been deducted. 



