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Sheep No. 5. 



Total Amount of Feed consumed from 8ej)t. 30, 1S90, to 

 April 20, 1891. 



Pounds. 



Live weight of animal at beginning of experiment, . . . 62.00 



Live weight at time of killing, 101.25 



Live Aveight gained during experiment, 39 . 25 



Average gain in weight per day, 0.19 



Dressed weight of animal, 55.50 



Loss in weight by dressing, . . 45.75 pounds, or 45.16 per cent. 



Pounds of dry matter fed produced 1 pound of live weight, . 12.38 

 Cost of feed i^er j)ound of live weight gained, . . . 13.40 cents. 

 Net cost of feed per pound gained after deducting 8 i^er 



cent, of nianurial value, 7.06 cents. 



