2.50 lbs. dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 3.06

lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight.

Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 4.98 cents.

PERIODS.

[5.]

1888. April 12 to May 1, 83.00 10.38 May 2 to June 4, 204.00 25.50 15.60 June 5 to July 3, 174.00 66.12 16.87 July 4 to Aug. 8, 109.97 214.00 16.69 21.18

lb.oz.

1:2.80 21.50 45.00 13 31.21 1:2.53 45.00 86.75 14 17.99 1:3.62 86.75 129.50 1 7.5 21.18 1:4.35 129.50 193.75 1 12

Total Amount of Feed consumed from April 12 to August 8.

118.69 lbs. corn and cob meal, equal to dry matter,

102.44 “

Cost of Feed consumed during Experiment.

109.97 lbs. corn meal, at $23.00 per ton,

168.75 gals. skim milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon,.

118.69 lbs. corn and cob meal, at $20.70 per ton,

53.65 lbs. wheat bran, at $23.00 per ton,

70.38 lbs. gluten meal, at $24.00 per ton,

2.49 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and

3.07 lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight.

Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 4.97 cents.

PERIODS.

[6.]

$1 26

304

1 23

62

84

$6 99

Total Amount of Feed consumed from April 12 to August 8.

118.69 lbs. corn and cob meal, equal to dry matter,

Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment,
Live weight of animal at time of killing,.
Live weight gained during experiment,
Dressed weight at time of killing,
Loss in weight by dressing,

429.19 lbs.

2.32 lbs. of dry matter fed yielded 1 lb. of live weight, and 2.81 lbs. of dry matter yielded 1 lb. of dressed weight. Cost of feed for production of 1 lb. of dressed pork, 4.56

Total Cost of Feed consumed during the Above-stated Experiment.

659.82 lbs. corn meal, at $23.00 per ton,

$7 59

1,012.50 gals. skim milk, at 1.8 cents per gallon,

18 23

711.11 lbs. corn and cob meal, at $20.70 per ton,

7 36

321.63 lbs. wheat bran, at $23.00 per ton, 421.22 lbs. gluten meal, at $24.00 per ton,.

3 70

.

EXPERIMENTS.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIMENTS (II. TO IX. INCLUSIVE).

[Based on the same cost of feed and manurial valuation of feed consumed.]

Cost of Feed for the Production of One Pound of Live Weight during the Different Feeding Periods.

Analyses of Fodder Articles used in Experiment IX.
CORN MEAL.

The analyses of corn and cob meal and of skim milk are

the same as used in the preceding experiment.

Constituents (in
lbs.) in a ton of
2,000 lbs.

Pounds Digesti-
ble in a ton of
2,000 lbs.

Per cent. of Di-
gestibility of
Constituents.

Nutritive Ratio.

1:9.56