lU AGRICULTUllAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Calf 7. 



ToiaZ Amoimt of Feed constimed from Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, 1893. 



Live weight of the animal at the beginning of the experiment, 74 . 25 lbs. 



Live weight of the animal at the end of the experiment, . 157.25 " 



Live weight gained during the experiment, . . . . 83.00 " 



Dressed weight of the animal, 91.00 " 



Loss in Aveight by dressing, 42 iser cent., . . . . 66.25 " 



Pounds of di-y matter to produce 1 jjound of live Aveight, . 1.70 " 



Pounds of dry matter to produce 1 pound of dressed weight, 2.94 " 



Total cost of feed per i)ound of live weight gained, . . 5.31 ets. 



Net cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . . 3.99" 



Local Market Cost per Ton of the Various Articles of Fodder 



nsed. 



Corn meal, $23 00 



Buffalo gluten feed, . . 20 00 



Old-process linseed meal, 26 00 



AVheat middlings, 22 00 



Skim-milk, per gallon, .- 1.8 cts. 



Whole milk, per (juart, 3.0 cts. 



Wheat flour, jier pound, 2.0 cts. 



Cod liver oil, per gallon, $3 00 



