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times its weight of starch or sugar. At the same time, it is to 

 be borne in mind that both starch and sugar within the animal 

 body are convertible into fat. 



From the experiments of the same gentlemen, it may be in- 

 ferred with confidence that an ox of about 1 400 Ib. weight 

 taken from the grass and put under cover will thrive so as to 

 gain about 20 Ib. weekly on the following daily food : 



Crushed oilcake, . . 8 Ib. 



Clover-hay chopped, . . 13 



Turnips, . . . . 47 



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This diet, when reduced to ounces of flesh-formers, heat and 

 fat givers, and mineral matter, according to our tables, stands 

 thus : 



OILCAKE, 8 Ib. 



22.14 per cent. 

 . 51.00 

 6.00 



28.3 oz. flesh- formers. 

 65.0 oz. heat-givers. 

 7.7 oz. ash. 



CLOVER-HAY, 13 Ib. 



12.0 per cent. 

 55.7 

 8.0 



Flesh-formers, 



Heat-givers, 



Ash, 



100 : 12.0 : 

 100 : 55.7 : 

 100 : 8.0 : 



Flesh-formers, 

 Heat-givers, 

 Ash, . 



208 oz. : 25.0 oz. flesh-formers. 

 208 oz. : 115.0 oz. heat-givers. 

 208 oz. : 16.64 oz. ash. 



TURNIPS, 47 Ib. 



0.3 per cent. 

 6.9 

 0.6 



100 : 0.3 : : 752 oz. : 2.25 oz. flesh-formers. 

 100 : 6.9 : : 752 oz. : 51.88 oz. heat-givers. 

 100 : 0.6 : : 752 oz. : 4.51 oz. ash. 



