328 REPORT—1852. 
Tas_e IV. 
Experiments with Sheep.— Weekly consumption of Nitrogenous and Non- 
nitrogenous constituents of Food per 100 lbs. live weight of animal (quan-. 
tities stated in lbs., tenths, &c.). 
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Series 1.—Five sheep in each pen, 14 weeks. 


























Nitrogenous Organic] Non-nitrogenous 2 
Substance. Organic Substance. Ss 
s es Complementary or Se 
2 ponte toe ad libitum Food. | 4a | -23|q.|ac|ad}a.] 82 
2s|s8|4"*|se|s8| 4") 6 
1. | Oil-cake .....0000,.c0seeee Swedish Turnips..| 1-63 | 0°82 | 2-46 |2°75 | 7:10| 9-85 
CRIPCO RS Scanoneocsocorreccce Gitte’ /...e0. 0°88 | 0-69 | 1:57 |4:76 | 6°61 |11-36 
3.| Clover-chaff ... ditto ...... 0°69 | 0:94 | 1-64 |3-99 | 9:13 13°12 
4. Oat-straw chaff......... dito.” <0: soe | L207.,| 1:07 |... 2 | S82 T0FE7 
E Means ...... 1-071, 0882) 1°68 |} 3°83 | 8-16 11-13 12°81 
Series 2.—Five sheep in each pen, 19 weeks. 
12) (Onl-cake <2... 0.s.cceseenes Clover-chaff ...... 1:64 | 2-14 | 3°78 |2°55 |10°38 12°93] 16-71 
Di MDAINSClM Fe seeee cerns stens ditto: “..10.. 1-26 | 1-95 | 3-21 13:19 | 9-47 \12-66] 15-87 
3. (Barley......ccrvcavsrcveou GULOY Tate 0:50 | 2:08 | 2°58 |3°83 | 9:96 |13°79 | 16:37 
ASWAMTAIE: | Satecestnnsvvnseces'st ditto! | h.s.. 0:44 | 2:08 | 2-52 |3°98 |16-04|14-02] 16:55 
Means ...... 0:96 | 2-06 | 3:02 |3°39 | 9:96 |13°35] 16°38 
Series 3.—Five sheep in each pen, 10 weeks. 
Ws -Batleyiccivccccsepeesess ccc Mangold-wurtzel..| 0°44 | 1:26 | 1:70 {3°53 | 7:06 10:59] 12-29 
2.| Malt and malt-dust ... ditto ...d 0°43 | 1:20 | 1:64 [3°32 | 6:80 |10-12} 11-76 
3.| Barley (steeped)......... Gitto 2.280 0:43 | 1:65 | 2-08 [3°35 | 9-24 )12°60) 14-68 
4.| Malt ‘and malt-dust 
‘ (steeped) My |. .0i2e sees ditto) fics. 0°40 | 1:36 | 1:77 | 3-09 | 7-60 |10°70} 12-47 
5.) Malt and malt-dust 
(extra quantity) ...... CIEE" oxien.ce 0°52 | 1:36 | 1:89 }3:97 | 7°66 |11-63} 13°52 
Means ...... 0-44 | 1-37 | 1-82 }3-45 | 7-67 11-13] 12:94 




Series 4.—Five sheep in each pen, 10 weeks; no limited Foods. 





1.| Norfolk White Turnips, mineral manures 
GL meee peeeaieaic dancin arcamets op oda oh toseoes eb 1:20 10°30 11:50 
2.| Norfolk White Turnips, mineral manures 
and ammoniacal salts ......seessseeeeerees 151 9°24 9°75 
3.| Norfolk White Turnips, mineral manures 
SNOUT APC CAME Aedes ye anes theese ceva ees 1:64 8:86 ° 10:50 
4.| Norfolk White Turnips, mineral manures, 
rape-cake and ammoniacal salts ......... 2°14 7:60 9:74 
Means ...... 1-62 9:00 10°37 


