122 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



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

 March 25, 1890. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, 

 Live weight at time of killing, ..... 

 Live weight gained during experiment, . 

 Average gain in weight per day, .... 



Dressed weight of animal, 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . 441 pounds, or 

 Original cost of animal, 1,332 pounds, at 3^ cents, . 

 Selling jjrice of steer, 859 pounds, at 6 cents, . 

 Net cost of feed after deducting 8 per cent, of manurial 

 Dry matter required to produce 1 pound of live weight, 

 Cost of feed per pound gained, .... 

 Net cost of feed per pound gained, after deducting 8 per 

 cent, of manurial value, 



Pounds. 



. 1,180.00 



. 1,300.00 



120.00 



1.13 



859.00 



33.92 per cent. 



$46 62 



51 54 



alue, 5 74 



17.32 pounds. 



12.76 cents. 



4 . 78 cents. 



