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In addition, lot 1 was fed cotton seed cake and lot 2 orouiid cotton seed. 

 The experiment was divided into 3 periods of 39, 34, and 26 days. At 

 the end of the first period 6 sheep were dropped from lot 1 and 7 from 

 lot 2. The average weight per animal at the begiuuiug- of the experi- 

 ment, gain in weight, food consumed, and cost of food are shown in the 

 following table: 



Bcsult^ of feeding cottonseed cale and ground cotton seed. 



Lot 1 (cotton-seed cake) 



Lot 2 (ground cotton seed) 



Weight 

 at begin- 



Pounds. 

 10-1.1 

 98.0 



Gain in 

 weight. 



Poxinds. 

 30.5 

 36.7 



Concentrated food 

 consumed. 



Cotton- 

 seed cake. 



Pouiids 

 72.75 



Ground 

 cotton 

 seed. 



Pott7idg. 



Cost of 



cotton 



seed and 



cake. 



s. d. 



2 6J 



3 5i 



The lot receiving ground cotton seed made a larger gain than the 

 lot receiving cotton-seed cake. The excess of gain cost 2d. per pound. 

 At the conclusion of the experiment the sheep were shorn. The 

 average yield of wool of lot 1 was 7.7 lbs. ; of lot 2, 8.3 lbs. The 

 sheep were slaughtered. It was found that the yield of meat and tal- 

 low of each lot was the same. 



The second trial was made with 2 lots of 12 Lincoln-Hampshire sheep. 

 They were pastured in a clover meadow and were fed ^ bu. of cut roots 

 and 1 lb. of chopped straw per head per day. In addition lot 1 received 

 1 lb. of cotton-seed cake per head and lot 2 received 1 lb. of ground 

 cotton seed. The trial began April 19 and continued 59 days. It was 

 divided into 2 periods of 39 and 19 days, resiiectively. The average 

 weight per animal, gain in weight, food consumed, and cost of food for 

 the whole trial are shown in the following table: 



Eesults of feeding cottonseed cake and ground cotton seed. 



In this case also the lot fed ground cotton seed made a greater gain 

 than the other. The excess of gain cost 2id. per pound. The animals 

 of each lot were weighed before and after slaughtering. The average 

 loss in weight in slaughtering of lot 1 was 77 lbs. and of lot 2 72.75 lbs. 

 All the sheep had too much tallow. 



