1895.] 



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Galf 6. 



Tofdl Amount of Feed consumed from Aug. 14 to Sept. 26, 1894. 



Live weight ol'the animal at the beginning of the experiment, S7 . 00 lbs. 



Live weight of tlie animal at the end of the experiment, . 144 . 00 '• 



Live weight gained during the experiment, . . . 57.00 " 



Dressed weight of the animal 73 . 00 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, 49.31 per cent., . 71.00 " 



Pounds of dry matter to produce 1 pound of live weight, 1.82 '■ 



Pounds of dry matter to produce 1 pound of dressed weigiit, 3.51 '' 



Total cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . . 9.77 cts. 



Net cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . . 8.84 " 



