114 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Pig No. 2. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Aug. to Nov. 29, 1892. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the exj^eriment, 28 . 50 lbs. 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing, . . .183.75 " 

 Live Aveight gained during the exi^eriment, .... 155.25 " 



Dressed weight of animal, 145.25 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, 24.80 per cent, .... 38.50 " 

 Dressed weight gained during tjie experiment, . . . 116.75 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 j)ound of live weight, 2.25 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fcnl produced 1 jjound of dressed 



weight, 2 98 " 



Total cost of feed i)er pound of dressed weight gained, . 4.77 cts. 



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



deducting 30 per cent of manurial value, .... 3.41 " 



