142 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Sheep No. 4. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from Sept. 30, 1890, to 

 April 20, 1891. 



Pounds. 



Weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . . .49.50 



Live weight at time of killing, 81.25 



Live weight gained during experiment, . . . .31.75 



Average gain in weight per day, 0.16 



Dressed weight of animal, 42.00 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . 89.25 pounds, or 48.31 per cent. 

 Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound live weight, . . 10.02 

 Cost of feed per ijound of live weight gained, . . .10.99 cents. 

 Net cost of feed per pound gained after deducting 8 jier 

 cent, of manurial value, 5.76 cents. 



