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As the difference of live weigiit and dressed weight in tlie case hei'e 

 under discussion amounts on an average to 18| lbs. per hundred 

 weight, and as we sold our dressed pork at 6| cts. per pound, we lost 

 money on the feed whenever its cost exceeded 5.49 cts. per pound of 

 live weight gained ; in other words, in only one case, that of No. 12, 

 did we make money during the IV. feeding period of our trial by con- 

 verting the feed into live weight. These relations appear most 

 striking in feeding periods of equal length, and of about four weeks 

 duration. Our younger animals showed, in every case, a larger gain 

 in live weight during the tii-st period of feeding than the heavier ones, 

 showing the advantages of beginning well at an early stage of growth. 



A. BUTTERMILK AND CORN MEAL. 



NUMBER ONE. 



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Total amomit of feed consumed from Nov. 5. 1884 to March 17,1 



399 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to dry matter, 349 lbs. 



1386 qts. Butter Milk, '' " ^' " 239 " 



S85. 



Total amount of Dry Matter, 588 " 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, 43.5 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 231.0 " 



Live weight gained during experiment, 188.5 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 195.0 " 

 Loss in weight by dressing. 36 lbs., or 16 per cent. 



Dressed weight gained during experiment, 159.0 " 



Cost of feed consumed during the experiment. 



399 lbs. Corn Meal, at $22.50 per ton, $4.49 



346 gals. Butter Milk, at 1.37c. per gal., 4.75 



$9.24 

 3.13 lbs. of diy matter fed yielded one pound of live weight; and 

 3.69 lbs. of dry matter yielded one pomid of dressed weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.81 cents. 



