11(3 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Dec. 17, 1889, to May 9, 1890. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . 

 Live weight of animal at end of feeding, . 

 Live weight gained during exijeriment. 

 Average gain in weight per day, .... 

 Dry matter consumed per pound of live weight gained. 

 Cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, , 

 Net cost of feed per jjound of live weight gained, allow- 

 ing 8 per cent, loss of manurial value, . 



Pounds. 



600.00 



840.00 



240.00 



1.67 



8.78 

 7.30 cents. 



2.77 cents. 



