Cost of feed consumed during the experiment. 



338 lbs. Coi'u Meal, at $22.50 per tou, $3.80 



287 gals. Butter Milk, at 1.37c. per gal., 3.93 



S7.73 



3.37 lbs. of dry matter yielded one pound of live weight; and 

 4.17 lbs. of dry matter yielded one pound of dressed weight. 



Cost of feed for production of I lb. of dressed pork, 6.55 cents. 



A. 



BUTTERMILK AND CORN MEAL. 



NUMBER FIVE. 



Total amount of feed consumed from Nov. 5, 1884 to MarcJi26., 1885. 



338 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to Dry Matter, 

 1147 qts. Butter Milk, ^' '' " 



295. lbs. 

 197.7 ^' 



Total amount of Dry Matter. 492.7 '• 



Live vfeight of animal at beginning of experiment, 19.0 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 198.0 '' 



Live weight gained during experiment, 179.0 '• 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 1(31.5 " 



Loss,,in weight by dressing, 36.5 lbs., or 18.4 per cent. 

 Dressed weight gained during experiment, 146.0 '' 



Gost of feed consumed during the experiment. 



338 lbs. Corn Meal, at $22.50 per ton, $3.80 



287 gals. Butter Milk; at 1.37c. per gal., 3.93 



$7.73 



2.75 lbs. of dry matter yielded one pound of live weight ; and 3.4 

 lbs. of dry matter yielded one pound of dressed weight. 



Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 5.29 cents. 



