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fattening. The more important data are summarised in the 

 following table : 



The last three lines of this table are, perhaps, less reliable 

 than the others, owing to the comparatively small numbers and 

 exceptional character of the animals concerned. On the 

 whole, however, the data are as regular as could be expected, 

 and the general trend of the results is clear. It will be seen 

 (i) that the total increase is greatest in the case of the largest 

 animals, (2) that ^the increase per cent, of the live weight 

 gradually diminishes as the size of the animals increases, (3) 

 that it approaches .the point of constancy about 0^4 per cent, 

 of the live weight, i.e. a little higher than in the case of sheep 

 when the animals are, presumably, full grown. 



In the case of full-grown animals, the whole of the increase 

 must be due to fattening ; and it is safe to conclude that the 

 more rapid increase of the younger animals is due, in part, to 

 growth. If we assume the same rate of fattening 0*4 per 

 cent, of the live weight in all cases, the increase due to 

 growth can be calculated by the formula 



= 1 F 

 G is the increase 



i increase due to growth, apart from fattening, F the 

 increase due to fattening, apart from growth, and I is the 

 total increase. 



The assumption made above appears to be justified in the 



