"Weight of 



Food. 



lbs. 



Rape cake, 1176. 



Bean meal, 336. 



Shells of oats, 1260. 



Swede Turnips, 10080. 



Ilay of inferior quality, 1176. 



Water, 846. 



14874. 

 Excrement, 9600. 



10066.59 

 8152. 



4532.25 

 1163.50 



275.10 



284.25 



Deficiency,*. 



5274. 



1914.59 



3368.75 plus 9.15 



Nitrogen in Rape cake, 59.04 



Beans, _ 16.75 





Shells of oats, 



8. 



Turnips, 28. 



Hay, 12. 



123.79 

 lbs. 



In 9600 lbs. excrement Nitrogen 75.84 



In 169 lbs. flesh dry fibrine, 38.87 === Nitrogen 6.24 



82. 8 



Nitrogen spent in perspiration, 41.71 



123.79 

 The gain in weight during these 21 days was 338 lbs., or 14 lbs. 

 each per week. The proportion of flesh is assumed to be 169 lbs., 

 or one-half the gain of weight, and seems ample, though the cattje 

 were still growing. 



The analysis of the excrement by Professor Way gives, of 



Moisture, _ 84.92 



Organic matter, with salts of ammonia, 12.12 



Sand, 93 



Phosphate of lime, .72 



Alkalies, suljduites, &,c., 1.31 



100.00 



Nitrogen .79=-^amm()nia .96. 



•Chiefly con.sunied in respiration and perspiration, the remainder being 

 converted into fle.sh, fat, &c, 



