FEEDING OF SHEEP. 565 



to 10th May (year not mentioned), upon 196 Ib. of clover-hay 

 chopped, 49 Ib. of linseed-cake, 33 cwt. 1 qr. 19 Ib. of man- 

 golds. This gives daily for each sheep 16.3 oz. of clover, 4.08 

 oz. of linseed-cake, and 312 oz. of mangold-wurzel. And if 

 this diet is reduced to the three heads of flesh-formers, heat 

 and fat givers, and mineral matter, it affords 4.45 oz. of flesh- 

 formers, 53.77 oz. of heat and fat givers, and 4.88 oz. of 

 mineral matter, in accordance with the following calculation : 

 Eed-clover hay contains 12 per cent of flesh-formers, 55.7 

 per cent of heat and fat givers, and 8 per cent of mineral 

 matter. Linseed cake contains 22.14 per cent of flesh-formers, 

 51.3 per cent of heat and fat givers, and 7-25 per cent of 

 mineral matter. Mangold-wurzel undried contains 0.48 per 

 cent of flesh-formers, 13.54 per cent of heat and fat givers, 

 and 1.09 per cent of mineral matter. Whence 



1. Red-clover hay 



100 : 12 : : 16.3 : 1.9 oz. flesh-formers. 

 100 : 55.7 : : 16.3 : 9.07 oz. heat-givers. 

 100 : 8 :: 16.3 : 1.20 oz. mineral matter. 



2. Linseed-cake. 



100 : 22.14 : : 4.08 : 0.903 oz. flesh-formers. 

 100 : 51.3 : : 4.08 : 2.09 oz. heat-givers. 

 100 : 7.25 : : 4.08 : 0.29 oz. mineral matter. 



3. Mangold-wurzel. 



100 : 0.48 : : 312 : 1.497 oz. flesh-formers. 

 100 : 13.54 : : 312 : 42.244 oz. heat-givers. 

 100 : 1.09 : : 312 : 3.4 oz. mineral matter. 



Sum : 



Flesh- Heat- Mineral 



formers. givers. matter. 



1.9 9.07 1.20 



0.903 2.09 0.29 



1.497 42.24 3.34 



4.300 53.40 4.83 



