132 AGEICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Additional Ixterestixg Facts (Average of Seven Calves). 



Average daily gain in live Aveight, . . . ,1.49 pounds. 



Dry matter required to i^roduce 1 pound live weight, . 1.77 pounds. 

 Dry matter required to produce 1 pound dressed ■\veiglit, . 2 . 98 jjouuds. 



Shrinkage in dressing, 44.22 i^er cent. 



Average number of weeks fed, 10 



Price obtained for Skim-milk per Quart when fed 



TO Pigs. 

 Below are the average results obtained from experiments 

 with forty pigs, being six distinct lots, fed during the years 

 1890-91 and 1892-93. In this numl)er grade Chester Whites 

 predominated, but several Yorkshires, Berkshires, Poland 

 Chinas and Tamworths are also included. During this time 

 the grains fed had the following average cost per ton : — 



Corn meal, $24 50 



Wheat bran, 22 30 



Buffalo gluten feed, 24 40 



Chicago gluten meal, 25 00 



The system of pig feeding developed at the station is gen- 

 erally known. Those not familiar with the experiments will 

 find the methods described in this report at the end of the 

 feeding experiments with pigs under the heading " Practical 

 rations for pig feeding." 



To obtain the returns per quart for skim-milk, the original 

 cost of tlie pig plus the cost of the grains fed are deducted 

 from the value obtained for the dressed weight. The dif- 

 ference represents the value of the skim-milk. See also the 

 same method in the calf experiment. 



Statement. 



[Cents.] 



