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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Cost of Food Stnffs. 



Corn, 30c for 56 lbs. or |10 71 per 



Roots, (rutabagas) 2 50 '' 



Clover bay 12 00 " 



Alfalfa 12 00 " 



Millet bav 10 00 '* 



Oat straw G 00 " 



Corn stalks 3 00 " 



Bean straw 7 00 " 



ton. 



WEEKLY RECORDS OF FEED, WEIGHT AND GAIN. 



Tbese tables show the weight of lambs at the end of each week, the 

 amount of the different foods consumed each week and the cost of these 

 food stuffs. The amount of water drank is also shown. The totals at the 

 bottom of the tables show at a glance the total food consumed during the 

 feeding period. Each pen of lambs was weighed Monday mornings 

 at 7:30 o'clock, water having been withheld about 14 hours previous to 

 this time. The lambs were fed their corn before being weighed but no 

 fodder. 



EXPLANATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



The financial statement accompanying each lot is not altogether com- 

 plete, as no account is there taken of the labor necessary to care for the 

 lambs or of the valuable fertilizer produced in the form of sheep manure. 

 With these exceptions, however, the financial statement is correct. The 

 reader is cautioned to very carefully study the contents of this bulletin 

 before drawing conclusions. Results shown in certain parts of this bul- 

 letin if taken alone might prove misleading, but by carefully studying the 

 bulletin as a whole this source of error may be avoided. 



