84 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



7. Detailed Statement of Feeding Record — Continued. 

 Sheep No. 4. 



Total Amount of Feed cojisumed from Sej)t. 3, 1S89, to March 1 7,1890. 



* Includes the feed diu-ing 12 days preceding the experiment proper. 



Pounds. 



67 50 



102.25 



34.75 



0.18 



54.00 



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 weiglit of animal, 



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 

 Ccst 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. 



