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In the proportion of dressed to live weight is to be fonnd the 

 main di.screpancy between the experiments of 1888 and 1889. 

 Last 5'ear the dressed weight of the nitrogeneons fed lambs was 

 nine per cent, greater than those fed carbonaceous food. This 

 year the difference was about as much in the other direction. Be- 

 low is given the percentage of dres.sed to live weight for each 

 lamb, and the averages for the lots. 



T i\TP \vt Dressed Wt. Per cent, dressed 



ivive vvi. jjj^j Kidneys. to Live wt. 



Lot III. — No. II, 77 39 50.6 



No. 21, 62.5 32 51.2 av. 50.9 



Lot IV.— No. 13 82 38 46.3 



No. 16, 84. 37 44. av. 45.2 



Lot V. — No. 14, 93 42 45.2 



No. 20 78.5 37.5 .... 47.7 av. 46.5 



Lot VI. — No. 15, 89 46 51.7 



No. 19, . - ... 72 36 50. av. 50.9 



