1894.] 



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Pig No. 5. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Aug. 9 to Nov. 29, 1892. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the experiment, 24.50 lbs. 

 Live weight of animal at the time of killing, . . . 182.25 " 



Live weight gained during the fxjoeriment, .... 157.75 " 



Dressed weight of animal, 144.00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, 20 . 98 per cent, . . . . 38 . 25 " 

 Dressed weight gained during the experiment, . . . 124.73 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of live weight, 2.26 " 

 Pounds of dry matter fed j^roduced 1 i^ound of dressed 



weight, 2.88 " 



Total cost of feed per pound of di-essed weight gained, . 4.55 cts. 

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



deducting 30 per cent of man uiial value, . . . . 3.21 " 



