76 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



The former is the result of 152 days of growth, and the 

 latter that of 194 days. Lamb No. 5 is a Merino grade ; the 

 remainder are Hampshire Down grades. 



5. Financial Statement. 



The wool was sold at 23 cents per pound, the pelts 

 brought 12| cents each. 



Division I. (1-3). 



The difference between the live weights of the animals at 

 the close of the experiment, after shearing, and the dressed 

 lambs, when sold, amounted on an average to 44.3 per cent. 



Yield Dressed Weights. 



1. 66 pounds, at 11 cents per pound, . . . $7 26 



2. 54 pounds, at 11 cents per pound, . . . 5 94 



3. 60 pounds, at 11 cents per pound, . . 6 60 



180 pounds, $19 80 



Division II. (4-0). 



The difference between the live weights of the animals at 

 the close of the experiment, after shearing, and the dressed 

 lambs, when sold, amounted on an average to 46.3 per cent. 



Yield Dressed Weights. 



4. 54 pounds, at 1 1 cents per pound, . 



5. 46 pounds, at 11 cents per pound, . 



6. 60.50 pounds, at 11 cents per pound, . 



160.50 pounds, $17 65 



Division I. 



1. 2. 3 



Cost of lamb, . . . . $ 4 05 $3 38 $ 3 58 



Cost of feed consumed, . . 4 58 3 11 



3 58 I $22 78 



4 08 S 



$8 63 $6 49 $7 66 



Value received for meat, . $7 26 $5 91 $6 60^ 

 Value received for wool and ! ^-ft 70 



pelt, 1 02 1 04 1 17 1 



Value of obtainable manure, .2 1!) 1 52 1 96 J 



$10 47 $8 50 

 Difference in favor, $5.92. 



