84 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



7. Detailed Statement of Feeding Record — Continued. 

 Sheep No. 4. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Sept. 5,1889, to March 1 7,1890.* 



* Includes the feed during 12 days preceding the experiment proper. 



Pounds. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . . 67 50 



Live weight at time of killing, 102.25 



Live weight gained during experiment, 34.75 



Average gain in weight per day, . . * . . . . 0.18 



Dressed weight of animal, 5L00 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . 48.25 pounds, or 47.19 per cent. 

 Pounds of dry matter fed to produce 1 pound of live weight, . 14.19 

 Cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . . . 13.35 cents. 

 Net cost of feed per pound gained after deducting 20 per 

 cent, of manurial value, 8.46 cents. 



