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TALKS ON MANURES. 



FOOD, INCREASE, MANURE, ETC., OF FATTENING ANIMALS. 



The following table is given by Mr. J. B. Lawes, of Rothamsted, Eng- 

 land, showing the relation of the increase, manure, and loss by respira- 

 tion, to the food consumed by different animals: 



Nitrogenous substance. 

 Noil-Nitrogenous sub- 

 stance 



Mineral Matter 



Total dry substance. .. . 



250 Ids. Oil-cake 



turnips and 

 supply. 



Ibs. 



218 



808 



Ibs. 

 9.0 



58.0 



83 I 1.6 

 1109 68.6 



Ibs. 



320.0 



81.4 

 404.4 ! 636 



Ibs. 

 636-^ 



100 Total Dry Sub- 

 stance of food 

 supply. 



0.8 j 



52' 

 0.2 

 6.2 



7.4 

 36.5 



57 3 - 



57.3 



: 



Nitrogenous substance. 

 Non-Nitrogenous sub- 

 stance 



Mineral matter 



Total dry substance 



250 Rut. Oil-cake} 



turnips and 

 supply. 



\ 



& * 



177 



671 



04 



912 



Ibs. 



7.5) I 



} 229-] 

 63.0 ( 



2.0 (52 

 72.5 ' 2)1 



Ibs. 



Ibs. 



54! 



) 



543.5 



100 Total Dry Sub- 



of , ' 

 supply. 



ll 



0.8)1 ( 4.2 



! 25.1 eo.i-i 



7. of I 9.4 



0.2 6.8 ! .. j S.I 



8.0 31.9 00.1 I ... 



