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ceived and published in 1834. From these we ab- 

 stract the following : 



Mr. Walker made his experiment with six two- 

 year old heifers and four two-year old steers. Each 

 parcel was divided into two lots, and fed on like 

 food, except that one half received their food raw, 

 and the other half in a steamed or cooked Mule. 

 The food consisted of Swedish turnips, potatoes, and 

 crushed beans, with a little salt and straw. At the 

 end of three months, it was found that the three heif- 

 ers fed on steamed food had gained 48 1-2 stone,* 

 or 679 Ibs., and the three heifers fed upon raw food 

 had gained 45 1-2 stone ; but the quantity consumed 

 by the first lot exceeded that of the latter. 



Cost of feeding on steamed food . . $67 40 

 " " on raw food . . . 50 17 



The first cost more than the last . . $1723 

 Deducting the first cost, and the price of fattening 

 from the price paid by the butcher, there remained 

 a profit on the three heifers fed with steamed food 

 of 9*. ; while the profit on the three fattened with 

 raw food amounted to jC3 10*. 6d. By a like esti- 

 mate, the loss on the steers fed with steamed food 

 was 3s. 8d. and the profit on those fed with raw food 

 10s. 6d. 



Andrew Howden made a like experiment with 18 

 cattle in six lots. Their increase and expense of 

 keeping for three months, from the 20th March to 

 the 20th June, were as follows : 



LOOT, in Ibt. 1, 



Three heifers on raw turnips . 392 833 12 



on steamed turnips . 532 



on raw potatoes . 600 



" on steamed potatoes . 572 



Three steers on raw potatoes and com 722 



" on boiled potatoes and corn 689 



42 72 

 49 68 

 49 68 

 54 16 

 54 40 



John Baswell fed ten honied cattle. The expense 

 * A stone is 14 Ibs. 



