12 



Live weight at beginning of experiment, 



Live weiglit at time of killing, 



Live weight gained (luring experiment, 



Dressed weight at time of killing. 



Loss in weight by dressing, 38 lbs., or 15,6 per cent. 



Dressed weight gained during experiment. 



Cost of feed consumed during experiment, 



388.5 lbs. Corn Meal, at $22.50 per ton, 

 189 gals. Skim Milk, at 1.8c. per gal., 

 114 gals. Butter Milk, at 1.37c. per gal.. 



41.5 lbs. 

 243.0 " 

 201.5 '^ 

 205.0 " 



170.0 '' 



$4.37 

 3.40 

 1.56 



$9.33 



2.9 lbs. of dry matter yielded one pound of live weight ; and 3.47 

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



Cost of feed for production of I lb. of dressed pork, 5.48 cents. 



SKIM MILK AND CORN MEAL. 



NUMBER NINE. 



Periods. 



1884. 

 Nov. 5 to Dec. 9. 

 1SS5. 

 Dec. 9 ■• Jan. 27. 

 Jan. 27 " Feb. 3. 

 Feb. 3 " Feb. 7. 



Feb. 



Mar. 17. 



Lb. 0». 



1 1 



1 13 



Total amount of feed consumed from Nov. 5, 1884 to March 17, 1885. 



388.5 lbs. Corn Meal, equal to Dry Matter, 339.2 lbs. 

 755 qts. Skim Milk, " '• '' •' 171.2 " 



456 qts. Butter Milk, " " " " 78.7 " 



Total amount of Dry Matter, 589.1 " 



Live weight at beginning of experiment, " 40.0 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing, 249.0 "■ 



Live weight gained during experiment, 209.0 " 



Dressed weight at time of killing, 209.0 '' 

 Loss in weiglit by dressing, 40 lbs., or 16 per cent. 



Dressed weight gained during experiment, 174.5 " 



