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the skim-milk should have credit for all the in- 

 creased profit there may be above what there 

 would be in feeding the grain food alone. 



Cost of growth with corn. — ^In June, 1874, 

 a lot of 20 pigs weighing 51 lbs. each fed 

 entirely on corn and the increase weight cred- 

 ited at 4 cents per pound, paid 34 cents per 

 bushel for the corn. 



In January, 1875, a lot of 32 pigs weighing 

 228 lbs. each fed entirely on corn made me 31^ 

 cents per bushel for the corn fed, with pork at 

 4 cents per pound, live weight. 



In February, 1875, a bunch of 30 pigs weigh- 

 ing 263 lbs. each fed on corn and the increase 

 credited at 4 cents per pound brought me 34 

 cents per bushel for the corn. 



In January, 1876, 54 pigs weighing 254 lbs. 

 each were fed on corn and the increase figured 

 at 4 cents per pound made me 39 8-10 cents per 

 bushel for the corn fed. 



In October, 1877, 34 hogs weighing 302 lbs. 

 each were fed new corn and made me 49 cents 

 per bushel with live hogs worth 4 cents per 

 pound. 



The average of these four experiments gave 

 me 37 cents per bushel for corn made into pork 

 at 4 cents per pound, live weight; or, in other 

 Avords, if the corn were figured at 35 cents per 

 bushel the pork cost $3.78 per 100 lbs., live 

 weight. 



