142 AGKICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Sheep No. 4. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Sept. 30, 1890, to 

 April 20, 1891. 



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, . . 39 . 25 pounds, or 48 

 Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound live weight, 

 Cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, 

 Net cost of feed per pound gained after deducting 8 per 

 cent, of mamirial value, 5 



31 



K) 



Pounds. 



49.50 

 81.25 

 31.75 

 0.16 

 42.00 

 per cent 

 . 10.02 

 99 cents. 



76 cents. 



