THE 



SCIENTIFIC PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY. 



Vol. XVI. (I.S.), m. 3. lEBRTJART, 1920. 



THE APPLICATION OF THE FOOD-UNIT 

 METHOD TO THE FATTENING OF CATTLEr - 



By /^j^hwltin 



JAMES WILSON, M.A., B.Sc, \ **AR'"5 1921 



PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE IN THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, DUBLIN. -"■«=- 



(PLATES III., IV.) 



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