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PUBLIC DOCUMENT- No. 33. 



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7, Detailed Statement of Feeding Record— Continued. 

 Sheep No. 3. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Sei4. 17, 1889-, to Fel>. 3, 1890. 



Pounds. 



91 . 12 pounds wheat bran, equal to dry matter, . . . .82.67 



86.16 pounds gluten meal, equal to dry matter, . . . 77.72 



2.")2. 25 pounds ro wen, equal to dry matter, . .... 218.12 



149.00 pound.-^ corn ensilage, equal to dry matter, , . . 40.23 



Total .amount of dry matter, . 



418.74 



rounds. 

 Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . . 78.25 



Live weight at time of killing, 106 60 



Live weight gained daring experiment, 28.25 



Dressed weight at time of killing, . . . . . .60.00 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . . 4Q.50 pounds, or 43. 6G per cent. 



Cost of Feed consumed during Fxperiment. 



91 . 12 pounds Avheat bran, at f 17 . 00 per ton, 

 86.16 pounds gluten meal, at $23.00 per ton, . 

 252.25 pounds rowen, at $15.00 per ton, 

 149.00 pounds corn ensilage, at |2. 75 per ton, . 



99 



1 89 

 20 



$3 85 



14.82 pounds of dry matter yielded 1 pound of live weight. 



Cost of feed for the production of 1 pound of live weight, 13.59 cents. 



