Investigations with Sheep. 



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746. Lawes and Gilbert's breed test. These investigators tested 

 the comparative fattening qualities of the different English breeds 

 of sheep. l Their data of the feed requirements for gain by the 

 various breeds during fattening are as follows: 



Feed required for 100 pounds gain, live weight, with sheep of various 

 breeds Rothamsted Station. 



747. Ontario College breed test. At the Ontario Agricultural 

 College, 2 Brown fed grade lambs of different breeds to test their 

 relative fattening qualities, the trial beginning in November and 

 closing in March, with the following results: 



Trial with grade wether lambs of several breeds Ontario Agricultural 



College. 



The results of these trials present interesting studies, but should 

 not be regarded as determining the relative merits of the several 

 breeds. 



' Jour. Roy. Agrl. Soc., 1851, 1852, 1855; Rothamsted Memoirs, Vol. II. 

 2 Rept. 1885. 



