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FARMERS' REGISTER, 



[No 2 



1836. 



June 



inspected the cattle, and reported 



their value to be £82. 



7. 21 tons, 9 cwt. ruta-baga, 



since 7th April till this date, 



at 12s. 6d. £ 13 8 2 



Brought over, 95 1 8 



£108 9 10 

 The average expense of the keep of 

 this lot is about 6s. 3d. per week 

 each beast. 



Lot No. 2. fed on Turnips and Oil- Cakes. 



October 12. To price of five cattle, £55 



24. 10 days' keep on turnips 



and straw, at S(/., 1 13 4 



January 1. 17 tons white globe tur- 

 nips, at 8s. 4d. 7 18 



April 7. 19 tons, 8 cwt. ruta-baga, 



at 12s. 6d. 12 2 6 



1 ton, 18 cwt. foreign lin- 

 seed-oil cakes, at £7, 

 15s. per ton, since 16th 

 November till this date, 

 being 30 lb. per day, 14 14 6 



£90 12 



Estimated value at this date, £8S, 10s. 

 June 7. 10 tons, 15^ cwt. ruta- 



baga, at 12s, 6d. 6 14 1 



16 cwt. 38 lb. linseed 



cakes, at £8, 6 10 8 



£103 16 9 

 The average expense of the keep 

 of this lot, is about 5s. 9d. per 

 week, each beast. 



Lot JVo. 3. fed on Turnips and Ground Corn. 



October 12. To price of five cattle, £55 



24. 10 days' keep on turnips 



and straw, at 8c^., 1 13 2 



17 tons white globe tur- 

 nips, at 8s. 4(i. 7 18 



April 7. 19 tons, 8 cwt. ruta-baga, 



at 12s. Qd, 12 2 6 



1 ton, 14 cwt. 98 lb. of 



bean-meal, or 63 bushels 



ground beans, weighing 



62 lb. per bushel, at 5s. 15 15 



9 bushels bruised oats, 



at 3s. Qd. 1 11 6 



£93 4 



Estimated value at this 

 date, £77. 

 June 14. 10 tons, 14i cwt. ruta- 



baga, at 12s. M. 6 14 1 



1 ion, 9 cwt. 100 lb. 

 bean-meal, or 54 bushels 

 ground beans, weighing 

 62 lb, per bushel, at 5s. 13 10 



£113 8 1 



The average expense of the keep 

 of this lot, is about Qs. 8d. per 

 week each beast. 



This lot had latterly the rough 

 seeds of oatmeal, at l^d. per 

 bushel, as a mixture to the bean- 

 meal, which are not charged, be- 

 ing worth the price as manure. 



Lot No. 4. fed on Distillery Grains and Ground 

 JSeans. 



1836, 

 October 12. To price of five cattle, £55 



24. 10 days' keep on turnips 



and straw, at 8d. 1 13 4 



November 7, 3 tons, 5 cwt. white globe 



turnips, at Ss. 4d. 17 1 



April 7. 72 quarters draff, at 49. Gd. 16 4 



60 puncheons dreg, at 2s, 



Gd. 7 10 



1 ton, 14 cwt. 62 lb. bean- 

 meal, or 62 bushels ground 

 beans, weighing 621b. per 

 bushel, at 5s. ' 15 10 



£97 4 5 



Estimated value at this date, £81, 10s. 

 June 14. 371 (juarters draff, at 4s. 6d. 8 8 9 



28 puncheons dreg, at 2s. 6d. 3 10 

 19 cwt. 104 lb. bean-meal, 

 or 36 bushels ground beans, 

 weighing 62 lb. per bushel, 

 at OS. 9 



£118 3 2 

 The average expense of the keep of 

 this lot is about 7s, 2d. per week 

 each beast. 



At the commencement of these experiments!, 

 the ditierent divisions of cattle had each their 

 places, as well as kinds of food, allotted for them; 

 and those of the trial lot, No, 1, whose feeding 

 was destined to be turnips alone, from being the 

 kind of food which they were Ibrmerly accusioni- 

 ed to, made a more immediate improvement than 

 the cattle of the other lots, so much so indeed, 

 that several of my friends who saw them during 

 this period, could not believe that a proper division 

 of the cattle had been made, as this lot was then, 

 about the end of November, £5 belter than any 

 of the other lots. 



By the above statement, it will be observed 

 that the lijeding of the lot upon turnips and oil- 

 cakes, was the least expensive mode which was 

 adopted in making the experiments; and that 

 these cattle made the greatest improvement (al- 

 though after ten or twelve days' trial with oil- 

 cakes, they were so obstinate in refusing them, 

 that it was found necessary to take away their al- 

 lowance of turnips for some days, and give thera 

 water instead, before they were induced to begin). 

 This was sufficiently proved by the marked difier- 

 ence in value put upon them by the judges ap- 

 pointed to report upon the comparative value of 

 each lot, at the Society's Show in April, This con- 

 tinued in rather an increased degree during the re- 

 maining time they were here, particularly as con- 

 trasted with the trial lot, which was altogether fed 

 upon turnips, having been estimated by good 

 judges about the beginning of June, to be worth 

 about forty shillings more each betist, than those 

 of the trial lot. 



The improvement of the cattle in lot No, 3 was 

 much retarded by one of their number being na- 

 turally of such a restless disposition, that he him- 

 self would not take time to eat, nor vi^ould he al- 

 low the others to do so, and although the yard 

 which they occupied was of sufficient size for a 

 greater number, it was not until the turbulent ox 

 was taken away and fed by himself, that the cat- 

 tle made the improvement which they ought to 



