78 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Detailed Statement of Feeding Record. 

 Sheep No. 1. 



Tb^aZ Amount of Feed consumed from SejH. 5, 18S9, to Feb. 3, 1890 * 



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



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment. 

 Live weight at time of killing, . 

 Live weight gained during experiment, 

 Average gain in weight per day, 

 Dressed weight of animal, . 

 Loss in weight by dressing, . . 52.25 pounds, or 44.19 

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

 Cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, . . .11 

 Net cost of feed per pound gained after deducting 20 i^er 

 cent, of raanurial value, . 6 



Pounds. 



79.00 



118.25 



39.25 



0.25 



66.00 



jjer cent. 



12.7] 



.67 cents 



.11 cents. 



