70 CATTLE. 



" Twenty Devons and twenty Scots were bought in October, 1822, 

 and wintered. 



" Ten of each sort were fed in a warm straw-yard upon straw 

 alone, but with liberty to run out upon the moor. 



" Ten were fed in a meadow, having hay twice every day until 

 Christmas. 



** They afterwards lay in the farm-yard, and had oat-straw and 

 hay, cut together into chaff. They were then grazed in different 

 fields, equal proportions of each sort being put into the same field. 



" Those that lay in the warm straw-yard with straw only, were 

 ready as soon as the others, although the others had an allowance of 

 hay during the winter. 



" Sixteen of each were sold at different times ; March 24th, 1824, 

 being the last sale. The Scots were ready first, and disposed of be- 

 fore the Devons. 



The Sects cost 71. 12s. lOd. each, amounting to 122/. 5s. 4d.; they sold £ s. d. 

 for 235Z. 18s. 6d. Gain by grazing 113 13 2 



The Devons cost 71. 6s. 6d. each, amounting to 117/. 4s., and they sold 

 for 250/.; but not being ready, on the average, until between six and 

 seven weeks after the Scots, and estimating their keep at 3s. 6d. per 

 week each, amounting to 18/. 14s. 6d., and this being subtracted from 

 250/., there will remain as the sum actually obtained for them 231/. 5s. 

 6d. Gain 114 1 6 



Making a balance in favor of the Devons of 8 4 



The remaining four of each breed were kept and stall-fed od 

 turnips and hay. The Scots sold at 7oZ., and the Devons at 84^., 

 the account of which will be as follows : — 



Four Devons at 7/ 6s. 6d., cost 29/. 6s.; they sold for 84/.; leaving 

 gain by stall-feeding 



Four Scots at 71. 12s. lOc^., cost 30/. lis. 4d.; they sold for 75/.; leaving 

 gain by stall-feeding 



Making balance in ii.vor of Devons 



Or total balance, adding the above 8s. 4d. in favc r of Devons 



This experiment seemed to establish the superiority of the Devons 

 for both grazing and for stall-feeding. But as the gain by the four 

 stall-fed Devons was half as much as that by the sixteen Scots at 

 straw-yard, it was. determined that another experiment should be 

 made, in which the whole should be fed alike, both at grass and in 

 the stall. 



Twenty Scots and twenty Devons were again bought in October, 

 and sold at different times, but always in equal number of each at 

 each time, the last sale taking place in March. 



The twenty Devons cost 189/. 9s.; they sold for 370/. 17s. lOd.; leaving £ s. d. 



for feeding 181 8 10 



The twenty Scots cost 212/. 3s.; they sold for 374/. 5s. Id.; leaving for 



feeding 162 1 1 



Balance in favor of the Devons iB19 9 9 



