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and, being larger, when fed in the same pens with the southern sheep, 
they had the better chance at the best of the feed. 
If under these conditions the southern sheep have showed them- 
selves the more profitable, and if this result is also obtained by other 
feeders with large bunches, it can safely be concluded that the Colorado 
feeders had better turn their attention to the southern sheep. 
The western lambs cost $2.77 per 100 pounds live weight plus the 
freight from Soda Springs to Chicago, which was 94 cents per head. 
The labor of feeding was, of course, the same for each bunch, 
while owing to the smaller number that can go in a car, the incidental 
expenses per head of shipping are about one-fifth higher for the large 
western than for the small southern sheep. 
The full account of the western lambs is as follows: 
WESTERN LAMBS. 
First cost, 95 pounds @ $2.77 cwt.$2.63 
Freight to Chicago. 94 
Incidental expenses of shipping.41 
Labor of feeding..35 
Cost of feed. 2.23 
Total expense.$ 6.56 
Sold in Chicago, 135 lbs @ $5.25 cwt.. . $7.09. . 
Net profit per head.$ .71 
WESTERN YEARLINGS. 
First cost, 119 pounds @ $2.75 cwt.$3.27 
Freight to Chicago. 1.00 
Incidental expenses of shipping. 44 
Labor of feeding. 35 
Cost of feed. 2.39 
Total expense.$ 7.45 
Sold in Chicago, 153 pounds @ $4.75 cwt. 7.27 
Net loss per head.$ .18 
