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Feeds and Feeding. 



experts both before and after slaughter. The leading results o/ 

 the trials are summarized in the following tables: 



Weight and gain offatteninrj wether lambs in breed, test — Iowa Station. 



Price and weight of dressed carcass and of fleece in breed test — 

 Iowa Station. 



Breed. 



Price per 100 

 lbs. live wt. 



First 

 trial. 



Sec- 

 ond 

 trial. 



Per cent, 

 dressed car- 



First 

 trial. 



ond 

 trial. 



Av. wt. of 

 fleece. 



First 

 trial. 



Sec- 

 ond 

 trial. 



Value of 



fleece per 



head. 



First 

 trial. 



Sec- 

 ond 

 trial. 



Soutlidown 



Shropshire 



Oxford 



Suffolk 



Lincoln 



Cotswold 



Leicester 



Dorset 



Merino 



Uambouillet 



Shropshire ewes. 

 Range 



$4 75 

 4 63 

 4 50 

 4 25 

 4 50 

 4 50 

 4 50 



3 75 



4 25 



i)5 75 



55.4 



56.3 

 55.2 

 53.6 

 55.7 

 54.9 

 57.8 

 52.6 

 51.8 



55.26 



52.88 

 50.08 

 52.54 

 51.08 

 53.57 

 51.87 

 54.11 



Lbs. 



6.8 



8.8 

 11.0 



7.7 

 12.9 

 12.7 

 11.6 



6.8 



Lbs. 



4.6 

 7.8 

 8.0 

 5.2 

 10.4 

 9.8 

 8.9 

 6.0 



$0 75 



93 

 1 44 



86 

 1 79 

 1 6ft 

 1 76 



77 

 1 00 



$0 04 

 1 IG 

 1 16 



7.") 

 I 50 

 1 46 

 1 3.S 



83 



5 00 



6 65 



49.57 

 54.55 



6.( 



4 50 



55. ( 



5.1 



