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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



MMHER AND WEIGHT OF SHEEl' SOLD. 



The next table is the average weights, received and sold, and gain. 



Wethers. 

 Ewes — 

 Lambs. . . 

 All sheep 



Weight 

 when re- 

 ceived. 



94 



85 

 58 

 82 



Weight 

 when 

 sold. 



117 

 106 

 86.5 

 107 



Gain. 



23 

 21 



28.5 

 25 



RESULTS OF SHEARING. 



"The w^ethers were on feed one hundred and fifty days, the lambs 

 were on feed one hundred and fifty-eight days, the ewes w^ere on feed one 

 hundred and twenty-six days, so the average feeding period of all the 

 sheep was 147 days. 



''Here is our sheep feeding account in 1900-1001: 



Number of sheep received 31,048 



Xuniber shipped 30,077 



Sold at Allies 35 



On hand 44 



Died 892 



31,048 31,048 

 Per cent of deaths. 2.87. 

 Total grain fed. 4.775,084 pounds. 

 Hal fed, 7,871.000 pounds. 

 Grain, per head, 155 pounds. 

 Hay, per head, 255.5 pounds. 

 AA'erage grain per head per day, 1.054. 

 Average hay per head per day, 1.73 pounds. 

 Average weight of sheep when sold. 107 pounds. 

 Average weight of sheep received, 82 pounds. 

 Average cost per head, $1.7728. 

 Cost per pound of gain, $0.0709. 

 Total cast per head per day, 1.2 cents. 



