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1. Experiment in stall-feeding sheep. 



Forty wether sheep from 2 to 3 years old. Cost f 1 92 each. 

 Put up 1st December ; sold 5th March, at $4 per head in the 

 yard. 



Feed. From 1 Dec. to 15 Dec. 1 gill of corn per day, 600 gills, 

 15 " 29 " 2 gills " " 1120 " 

 29 " 14 Feb. 3 " =' " 5640 " 



equal to 28| bs. 

 From 14 Feb. to 5 March, 1 bs. per day to 40 sheep, 19 



Total of corn, 47f bs. 



From 1 Dec. to 10 Jan. 3 bushels of turnips per day, 123 

 10 Jan. to 5 March, between 5 and 6 bs. say 5J 297 



Total of turnips, 420 bs. 



Hay by estimation, 2000 lbs. at 10 dollars. 



Corn 47f bushels at 50 cents, . . . . 24 00 



Turnips 420 " 10 " .... 42 00 



Hay 2000 lbs. at $10 10 00 



Cost of 40 sheep at $1 92 each, . . . . 76 80 



$152 80 

 Proceeds of sale at $4 each, 5th March, . . 160 00 



Balance in favor of sheep, . . $7 20 



Manure considered equivalent to the attendance. 



2. Experiment in stall-feeding sheep. 

 Dec. 9th. Put up to be stall-fed 50 wether sheep, 

 " 17th. " " 12 " 



'' 18th. " " 52 '' 



114 at $2 50 each, $285 



