82 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Comparisons of Lot I. (Ratio 1 :4.5) ivith Lot II. (Ratio 1 : 5,5). 



The next step would be to inquire into the cost of feed 

 consumed by Lots I. and II., thus ascertaining the cost per 

 jiound of live weight gained. 



Lot I. Lot II. 



Live weight gained during experiment, . . 72.5 lbs. 67.0 lbs. 



Total cost of feed, $5 46 f4 96 



Net cost of feed, 2 36 2 32 



Total cost of feed per jjound of live weight gained, 7.53 cts. 7.42 cts. 



Net cost of feed per pound of live weight gained, 3.25- " 3.48 " 



* Sheep No. 6, in Lot II., sutTered from a severe cold during practically the entire 

 month of December, and, conseriuently, did not eat as well nor piin as rapidly as the 

 other two in this lot. Had No. 6 made the same average growth as sheep No. 4 and 

 No. 5, the gain in lire weight in Lots I. and II. would have been practically identical. 



