342 TALKS ON MANUEES. 



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



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

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

 tion, to the food consumed by different animals : 



>.~>0 ///*. Oil-cake 



turni;* and I 

 supply. 



100 Total Dry Sub- 

 stance of Food 

 supply. 



Nitrogenous substance. 

 Non-Nitrogenous sub- 

 stance 



Mineral Matter 



Total dry substance 



Ibs. 

 218 



808 



83 



1109 



Ibs. 

 9.0 







.0) 



68 

 1.6 



6S.6 



Ibs. 

 323.0 



81.4 

 101.4 



Ibs. 

 636 -j 



636 



0.8 



52 

 0.2 



29.1 



7.4 

 36.5 



57 3- 

 57'.3 



4.1 



7.2 



1.9 



8IIEEP. 



Ibs. Ibs. 

 Nitrogenous substance. 177 7.5 

 Non-Nitrogenous sub- 

 stance 671 



Mineral matter '< (it 



Total dry substance i 912 12.5 



r>() UK. nr-c'il-f.'] 

 ' 



tiirnii>* and 

 supply. J 



Hid 



Ibs. 

 229- 



201 



Ibs. 

 648.5-j 



5435 



103 Total Dm 

 stance of Food 

 supply. 







25.1 



31.9 



GO.l-j 



W.I 



4.2 

 9.4 



ncs. 



