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It will be noticed that in the case of animals whose average 

 age is just over 13 months, the return per month is 5 s. 7 d. more 

 than in the case of beasts just 20 months old. 



In the case of the yearlings, i. e., beasts slaughtered at about 

 22 months old, for twelve months' keep we get 34 V 2 stones' worth 

 at 8 s. 13 6s. The two-year-olds, i.e., animals that lived 

 n months longer, gave an increase of 21 stone, so that for about 

 another year's feeding we should receive 9 3 s. Going a step 

 further, we find that the three-year-old for a further ii months' 

 feeding gives an increase of 12 stone. This is at the rate of under 

 5 5 s. for the last 12 months' feeding. 



The following table sets out the facts more clearly: 



