lS8iJ and 18.S(J. 

 Dceeinbei' 8 to January 25 

 January 26 to February II 

 February 1(5 to April 3, . . 



April 4 to May 10 



May 11 to May 31 



o 



lb. oz. 



12 



1 

 9 



8 



1 2 



Total amount of feed consumed from December 8 to May 31. 



159.5 lbs. Com Meal, equal to dry matter, 138.4 lbs. 



737.0 qts. Skiin-Milk, equal to dry matter, 1G7.2 lbs. 



40.5 lbs Wheat Bran, equal to dry matter, 35.7 lbs. 



50.1 lbs. Gluten Meal, equal to dry matter, 46. lbs. 



Total amount of dr}' matter, 



3 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, 34. lbs. 



Olbs. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 

 cent. 

 7 lbs. 



Live weight at time of killing. 



Live weight gained during experiment, 



Dressed weight at time of killing. 



Loss in weight by dressing, 32 lbs., or 19 



Dressed weight gained during experiment. 



Cost of feed consumed dxiring experiment. 



159.5 lbs. Corn Meal, at $24.00 per ton, 

 184.0 gals. Skim-Milk, at 1.8 cts. per gallon, 

 40.5 lbs. Wheat Bran, at $22.50 per ton, 

 50.1 lbs. Gluten Meal, at $22.50 per ton, 



162. 

 128. 

 130. 



7 per 

 102. 



$1.91 



3.31 



.46 



.56 



$6.24 



3.02 lbs. of dry matter fed, yielded one pound of live weight, and 

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

 Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork^, 6.1 cts. 



FIFTH FEEDING EXPEEIMENT. 



Six pigs of a mixed breed were secured for the observation 



their 



live weights varied at the beginning of the experiment from 25 to 30 

 pounds. The course of feeding was similar to that adopted in the 



