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weighed 327 lbs. June 21 they weighed 423 

 lbs. — a gain of 96 lbs. in thirteen days which 

 was worth 4 cents i^er pound, or $3.86. They 

 were fed 217 lbs. of corn which at 35 cents per 

 bushel would be worth $1.36, which deducted 

 from $3.86 would leave $2.48 to the credit of 

 the 439 lbs. of skim-millc, or 56^- cents per 100 

 lbs. 



We will take this $3.84 which we get for the 

 96 lbs. of growth at 4 cents per pound and 

 charge up the corn fed at 50 cents per bushel: 

 3| bushels at 50 cents would amount to $1.93, 

 which deducted from $3.84 would leave $1.91, 

 or 43 cents per 100 lbs. for the 439 lbs. of skim- 

 milk fed. 



Let us figure this another way. We will 

 suppose 200 lbs. of skim-milk equal to one 

 bushel of corn, and we have 3.87 bushels of 

 corn, and the 439 lbs. of skim-milk would equal 

 2.19 bushels, making 6.06 bushels, for which we 

 received $3.84, or 63 cents per bushel. 



Now charge the pigs with the skim-milk at 

 25 cents per 100 lbs. and the corn at 35 cents 

 per bushel and we have the following account: 



439 lbs. Bkira-milk at 25 cents $1.10 



3J bushels of corn at 35 cents 1.35 



Cost of the 96 lbs. growth $2.45 



Cost per pound of growth 02i 



Same pigs at 125 lbs. weight.— This bunch 

 of pigs after reaching a weight of 125 lbs. made 



