1894.] 



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Sheep No. 6. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Nov. 19, 1892, to March 



14, 1893. 



Live weight of animal at the beginning of the experiment, 64.50 lbs. 



Live weight of animal at the end of the experiment, . . 87 . 00 " 



Live weight gained during the experiment, . . . . 22.50 " 



Average gain in weight per day, 0.195 " 



Dressed weight of animal, 45.25 " 



Loss in weight by dressing, 47.93 i^er cent., . . . . 41.75 " 



Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of live weight, . 10.11 " 

 Total cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . . 9.20 cts. 

 Net cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . . 4.58 " 



