1894.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 33. 



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EIGHTEENTH EXPERIMENT. 



Detailed Recokd. 



Pig No. 1. 



Total Amoxint of Feed consumed from Aug. 9 to Nov. 29, 1S92. 



Live weight of animal at the Ijeginning of the experiment, 25.50 lbs. 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing, . . . 182.50 " 

 Live weight gained during the experiment, .... 157.00 " 



Dressed weight of animal, 143.00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, 21.64 per cent, . . . . 39.50 " 

 Dressed weight gained dui'ing the experiment, . . . 123.02 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fed pi-oduced 1 jiound of live weight, 2.30 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of dressed 



weight, 2.94 " 



Total cost of feed per joound of dressed weight gained, . 4.66 cts. 

 Net cost of feed per pound of dressed weight gained, after 



deducting 30 jjer cent of manurial value, . . . . 3.35 " 



