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Basis of Valuation of Essential Fertilizing Constituents in the 

 Various Auticlrs of Fodder used (1888.) 



The net cost of the feed consumed, for the production of one pound 

 of dressed pork, making a deduction of 30 per cent, of the fertilizing 

 constituents contained in the feed, varies in the case of diffeient 

 animals from 3.52 cents to 4.00 cents per pound. In the case of the 

 entire lot of pigs it amounts to 3.83 cents per pound. As ive sold 

 our dressed pork at 7| cents per pound we secured 3.92 cents per 

 pound sold for investment^ labor and profit. 



It will be noticed that our estimates above are based on the ruling 

 local market prices of the time when our late experiments were car- 

 ried on. These prices differ from those adopted on earlier occasions. 

 An intelligent comparison of our late financial results with those 

 obtained in previous experiments, can only be made b}' using corres- 

 ponding values. The subsequent page contains a re-valuation of our 

 late results, on the basis of market value used in all our previous 

 feeding experiments. 



Summary of experiment based on the same cost of feed, and of 

 manurial value of feed consumed, as used in preceding experiments : 



Total Cost of Feed Consumed during Experiment. 



1,111.50 gals, skim milk at 1.8 cents per gallon, 

 301.56 lbs. corn meal at $24.00 per ton. 

 298.76 lbs. wheat bran, at $22.50 per ton, 

 373.28 lbs. gluten meal at $22.50 per ton, 

 1,098.26 lbs. corn and cob meal 20.70 per ton, 



$20.01 



3.62 



3.36 



4.20 



11.42 



$42.61 

 Average cost of feed for production of 1 lb dressed pork, 5.32. 



