AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Detailed Record of Each Sheep. 



Sheep No. 1. 



TotoZ ^moMwf of Feed consumed from Nov. 19, 1892, to March 



14, 1893. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the exj^enment, 56.75 lbs 

 Live vpeight of animal at the end of the experiment, . . 92.50 

 Live weight gained during the experiment, . . .35.75 



Average gain in weight per day, . . . . . .0.31 



Dressed weight of animal, • . . . . . .48.50 



Loss in weight by dressing, 47.56 ijer cent., . . .44.00 

 Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of live Aveight, 6 .86 

 Total cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . . 6.54 cts. 

 Net cost of feed per j)ound of live weight gained, . . 3 . 05 " 



* Exclusive of wool. 



