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7. Detailed Statement of Feeding Record — Continued. 

 Sheep No. 5. 



Total Amou id of Feed consumed from Sept. 17, 1SS9, to March 1 7, 1890. 



Pounds. 



57.1(1 pouncls corn ineal, ecjiuil to dry matter, .... 50.49 



25.15 pouiuls yliiteti meal, e(ju:il to dry matter, . . . 22.69 



32.78 pounds wheat bran, equal to dry matter, . . . 29.74 



182.50 pounds rowen, equal to dxy matter, .... 157.81 



166.00 jiounds corn ensilage, equal to dry matter, . . . 40.90 



81.50 pounds corn fodder, equal to dry matter, . . . 24.74 



Total amount of dry matter. 



330.37 



Live Aveight of animal at l^eginning of experiment, . 



Live weight at time of killing, 



Live weight gained during experiment, 



Dressed weight at time of killing, .... 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . 40.50 2Jounds, or 



Pounds. 



66.25 

 86.. 50 

 20.25 

 46.00 

 46.82 per cent. 



Cost of Feed consumed duriiig Experiment 

 57.16 pounds corn meal, at $19.00 per ton, 

 25.15 i)ounds gluten meal, at if 23. 00 per ton, 

 32.78 pounds wheat bran, at $17.00 per ton, 

 182.50 pounds rowen, at $15.00 per ton, 

 166.00 pounds corn ensilage, at $2.75 jjer ton, 

 31.50 pounds corn fodder, at $7.50 per ton. 



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 16.31 i^ounds of dry matter fed yielded 1 pound of live weight. 

 Cost of feed for the production of 1 pound of live weight, 13.98 cents. 



