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the same day lambs were weighed, remaining with their 

 dams on white clover and trefoil, but allowed to run 

 through the hurdles upon good red clover. 



At the end of 33 days the unweaned lambs had gained 

 17 Ibs., and the weaned, 16K Ibs. each. Another experi- 

 ment with 12 lambs weaned and 12 unweaned, showed the 

 former to have gained in a month 21 Ibs., and the latter 

 20% Ibs., showing the gain about equal ; but Mr. P. 

 remarks that those weaned early wintered best. 



Ex. 7. Two lots of lambs were weighed November 19th. 

 To the one was given cut swedes with clover-hay chaff and 

 malt sprouts mixed ; and the other lot, cut swedes only. 

 In two months the former gained 14^ Ibs., and the latter 

 8 Ibs. each, making 6K Ibs. in favor of dry food. 



Ex. 8. Another experiment of a similar character was 

 tried with eight lambs each, February 18th. The one was 

 fed with cut swedes and 2 Ibs. of clover chaff and 2 Ibs. of 

 bran, the others on swedes alone. At the end of one 

 month the former had gained 7M Ibs. and the latter 3% 

 Ibs. each. 



Here the gain is nearly double with the dry food, and 

 this is no doubt owing to the temperature. 



Ex. 9. Eight lambs were fed upon cabbages and white 

 turnips in October, with a half-pint of linseed to each, and 

 a like number were fed upon cabbages, white turnips and 

 clover chaff, as much as they would eat. The former 

 gained, in one month, 16 Ibs., and the latter 16 Ibs. 



Here the clover chaff balances the half -pint of linseed. 

 One of its most important offices is to absorb the extra 

 amount of water in the cabbage and turnips. Mr. P. 

 appears to be opposed to feeding sheep in yards ; but he 

 thought he would try it again, and on the 4th of December 

 he put some of his best lambs into a warm, well-sheltered 

 yard, with a high shed to feed under, well littered with 

 fresh straw, and fed them, as usual, on swedes and grain. 



