260 FARMERS' REGISTER— RAW OR PREPARED FOOD FOR CATTLE. 



Ziive weight of Cattle, with monthly increase, and total increase of iveight in three months; and also 

 Live iveight luh.ca sent away to be killed, with Dead tveight of Beef Tallow, Hides, ^c. 



Explanation of the above Table. — Column 1. contains the live-weight of the cattle when put up to fatten on 

 the 20th of February. Column 2. the live-weight on the 20th of March. Column 3. the increase of the 

 cattle for first month, viz. from the 20th February till 20th of March. Column 4. live-weight on the 20th 

 of April. Column 5. increase the second month. Column 6. live-weight on the 20th of May. Column 7. 

 increase the third month. Column 8. Total increase for three months. Column 9. live-weight when sent 

 away to be killed; the heifers on the 25th of May, and the stots on the 10th June. Column 10. dead weight 

 of beef. Column 11. weight of tallow. Column 12. weight of hides. And, column 13., offals, or weight 

 wanting over beef, tallow, and hides, to make up the live-weight when last weighed. 



TABLE II. 



Cost of the Keep of Cattle for One Week. 



Cwt. qrs. lbs. pnce per cwt. 



Three heifera, on steamed food, 



consumed of Swedish turnips, 

 of potatoes, 

 of beans, 1 bushel, 

 of salt, 



Estimate for coal and extra labor 



Cost of one week of three heifers, or 7s. 4|d. each per week, 



Three heifers, on raw food, Cwt. qra. lbs. 



consumed of Swedish turnips, 25 1 14 



of potatoes, 3 3 



of beans, 1 bushel, 2 7 



of salt, 



price per cwt. 

 £0 4 

 1 3 



Amount. 



£0 12 4| 



4 8 



3 



0| 



2 



£1 2 li 



Amount. 



£0 8 6i 



4 8 



3 



05 



Cost of one week of three heifers, or 6s. 5d. each per week. 



Additional cost per week on three heifers on steamed food, 



16 3 16 3 



£0 5 lOi 



' The ttoM 14 lbs. aroirdupois, is the weight marked in this table. 



