120 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed, from Dec. 10, 1889, to 

 March 25, 1890. 



Pounds. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . 1,235.00 



Live weight at time of killing, 1,370.00 



Live weight gained during experiment, 135.00 



Average gain in weight per day, 1.27 



Di'cssed weight of animal, 886.00 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . 484 pounds, or 35.33 per cent. 

 Original cost of animal, 1,336 pounds, at 3| cents, . . . $46 76 

 Selling ijrice of animal, 886 pounds, at 6 cents, . . . 53 16 

 Net cost of feed after deducting 8 per cent, of manurial value, 6 01 



Dry matter required to produce 1 pound of live weight, . 17.19 pounds. 



Cost of feed per pound gained, 12.13 cents. 



Net cost of feed per pound gained after deducting 8 per 



cent of manurial value, 4.45 cents 



