COMPARISON OF INCREASE. 85 
It will be noticed that during the first period while the 
wethers were pasturing on rye, those in lot two made prac- 
tically three times the increase made by the wethers in lot 
one. This is what should be looked for under such con- 
ditions. During the second period, when the pasture was 
chiefly peas and oats, the lambs in lot two gained more than 
twice as much as the lambs in lot one. During the third 
period, neither lot made the increase that was to beexpected. 
It may be accounted for in part, by the less advanced con- 
dition of the rape as compared with the same during the fol- 
lowing period, in part by the nature of the wethers, and 
possibly in part by the variations in the weights of animals 
which are known to occur from day to day. The gains 
made during the fourth period were excellent in the wethers of 
both lots. 
After the close of the experiment proper the wethers in 
lot one were also given a grain portion of 4% pound each of 
oats per day and the same grain supplement was continued 
with the wethers in lot two. The grazing was also con- 
tinued until Nov. 6th, that is to say, it was made to cover 
77 days, or two periods of 28 days each and a third period 
of 21 days. From Sept. 14th to Oct. 18th the pasture was 
cabbage, and from Oct. 18th to Nov. 6th it was rape. 
Table V shows the increase made by the lambs of 
both lots during the experiment proper, and also during the 
subsequence grazing. 
TABLE V.—Gains by Periods During the Entire Experiment. 

GAINS BY PERIODS. 

Nl j [ 
1st 2d | 3rd 4th | 5th | Ghelok |e Taela Total 
wOds | 

May 2—May 29—June 26—July 24—Aug. 21—Sept. 18—Oct. 16—Nov. 6. 

Total 24.0 26.0 23.0 95.0 6.0 89.0 17.0 280.0 













wl 
Average 2.4 2.6 Adee 9.5 6 8.9 ee 28.0 
Total TEGNS4e OS seo nO S2ON GLO) 2050 341.0 
2 | 
Average Toal 5.4 3.3 11.1 2 5.0 2.0 34.1 
