J'an. 2, 19i)S.] Agriculturcil Gazette of N.S.W. 51 



On 2(Jtli August one of the ewes died; a post mortem examination showed 

 that she was in lamb, and that her death was probably due to compaction, as 

 the contents of the stomach had formed into a hard, dry lump, this state 

 possibly being largely due to the character of the food she was getting. 



During the early part of the experiment, the sheep had free access to 

 water at a tank in a small bare paddock adjoining the one in which they 

 •were running; but after the rains in February, which caused a growth of 

 herbage in the tank paddock, the sheep were driven daily to the tank for 

 water, and immediately after watering were returned to the saltbush 

 paddock. 



Fig. 2.— The paddock as it appeared at tiie conclusion of the experiment. 

 The rainfall recorded during the progress of the experiment was: 



Date. 



December, 1905 ... 



January, 1906 ... 



February, ,, 



March, ,, 



April, „ 



May, „ ... 



June, ,, 



July, „ ... 



August, ,, 

 September 10, 190G 



18-7' 



At the conclusion of the experiment the sheep appeared in good health, 

 and, although not in very good condition, could not be termed poor; four 

 wethers, with one month's growth of wool on them, weighed 370 11>. The 



