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the other six were fed each 163% Ibs. of swedes, costing 17 

 cts., and 2^$ pecks of beans, worth 14 cts., amounting to 31 

 cts. per week each. At the end of a month the lambs of 

 the ewes fed on clover chaff alone looked the most thriving. 



Ex. 2. Twelve ewes and lambs were again selected and 

 divided, and fed for two weeks, the lambs being weighed. 

 Six were fed on 9 Ibs. of bran daily and 15 Ibs. of clover 

 chaff, costing for each sheep 26 cts. per week; and the 

 other six were fed upon clover chaff alone, as before, cost- 

 ing 21 cts. the lambs of the former gained, in 14 days, 6 

 Ibs. and those of the latter 4M Ibs. This difference of 1M 

 Ibs. live weight Mr. P. regards as costing all it comes to in 

 the 5 cts. extra for bran. 



To test the comparative value of clover and trefoil, as 

 against vetches or tares, he selected 14 lambs with their 

 dams, weighed the lambs and divided them equally by 

 weight and number. 



Ex. 3. Seven of these dams and lambs were placed upon 

 clover and trefoil, and the other seven upon vetches. The 

 seven on clover^and trefoil gained 20 Ibs. each. Those on 

 vetches, 16} Ibs. each. 



Ex. 4. He selected ewes and lambs, weighed and divided 

 them on the middle of May, folded one-half in the clover 

 field, and fed with cut mangold-wurzel and a little hay 

 chaff; their lambs ran through the hurdles on a good 

 pasture of red clover. The other lot were left at large on 

 white clover and trefoil, their lambs also ran on a good 

 piece of red clover, and both lots of lambs had a small 

 quantity of peas. At the end of 28 days the lambs of the 

 ewes rfed on mangolds had gained 21 Ibs., the other lot, 

 18 Ibs. 



Here is a most remarkable gain shown of 21 Ibs. in 28 

 days, or over 5 Ibs. per lamb per week. 



Ex. 5. June 10th, 10 lambs were weaned and weighed 

 alive, put on red clover, with some vetches and beans. On 



