440 



INCREASE OF WEIGHT OF STOCK. 



Karnes of Beasts. 



Petrel. 

 Ditto . . 

 Ditto.. 



Stern 



Ditto 



Diito 



Chastel 



Ditto 



Eichaas 



Ditto 



Castor, 2d bull. 

 Castor, 1st bull 



From 1 to 8 yrs. old 



Become fat, killed. 

 Ditto. 



Byway of pendant to these results, I give two series of weighings, 

 one of which has reference to the increase of weight of a heifer, on 

 which I made a number of consecutive observations ; the other was 

 undertaken with a view to ascertain the variations which milch-kine, 

 aged more than three years, may experience : 



" 28 469.4 



Jan. 29 650.0 



Apl.21 678.4 



July 9 884.4 



Aug. 8 950.4 



40.4 



80.6 



128.4 



206.0 



66.0 



79 



L21 



1.82 



1.60 Was fed on green 



2.48 clover at discretion 



2.64 



TABLE OF MILCH-KINE THEEE YEAE8 OF AGE AND UPWAED8. 



Ist 3d Interval between Diffr'cea 



Names. Ago. weighing, weighing. Difference, the weighings, per day. 



Esmeralda 8 



Orphan 3 



Galatea 6 



Gitana 6 



Hannchen 7 



Paysanne 7 



Eaffalea 8 



Prima Donna 8 



Formosa 9 



Belle et Bonne 11 



lbs. avoir. 

 1445 

 1815 

 1540 

 1820 

 1100 

 1449 

 1672 

 1784 

 1573 

 1846 



lbs. avoir. 

 1555 

 1434 

 1894 

 1386 

 1236 

 1540 

 1727 

 1654 

 1601 

 1287 



110 

 119 

 146 

 66 

 186 

 91 

 65 



59 



Days. 



lbs. 

 + 1.8 



+ 1.6 

 -1.7 

 + 0.8 

 +0.8 

 +1.1 

 +0.6 

 -1.6 

 +0.4 

 -0.6 



Taking the preceding numbers as the authority, and until we have 

 a larger number of weighings, I think we may conclude that the 

 living weight of cattle of the Swiss breed increases by the follow- 

 ing quantities per diem : 



During the period of suckling at the rate of 2.4 lbs. 



Under three years 1.6 



Above three yearn 0.8 



The increase of weight of growing animals depends much on the 

 kind of food they have ^ and it is matter of great moment to know 

 the precise amount of fodder which neat cattle require in order to 

 thrive. Those who have treated of it specially, are as far from 

 being agreed as to the proper ration ; and then many who have 

 specified the kind and quantity of the food, have neglected the ages 



