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Sheep No. 5. 



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

 April 20, 1891. 



Pounds. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . . 62.00 



Live weight at time of killing, 101.25 



Live weight gained during experiment, 39 . 25 



Average gain in weight per day, 0.19 



Dressed weight of animal, 55.50 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . 45.75 pounds, or 45.16 per cent, 

 rounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of live weight, . 12.38 

 Cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . . . 13.40 cents. 

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

 cent, of manurial value, 7.06 cents. 



