224 MANAGESiENT OP SHEEP. 



first will show, that the usual food of sheep abounds veiy 

 considerably with the carbonized constituents. 



Water. Organic matters. Ashes. 



lOOlbs. of Hay contain - - 16 - - 76^ . . 7^ 



" Turnips --89 --10 --1 



" Swedes --85 --14 --1 



" White Carrots - 87 - - 12 - - 1 



" Potatoes - - 72 - - 27 - - 1 



Peas - - 16 - - 80^ - - 3J 



Oats - - 18 - - 79 - - 3 



" Oatmeal --9 --89 --2 



The organic matters thus separated are found to consist 

 of the following proportions : — 



Albumen. Unazotized matters 



Hay ... 8 68^ 



Turnips -- 1 ..... 9 



Carrots -- 2 10 



Potatoes - - 2 24 J 



Oats - - lOJ 68 



Peas - - 29 51^ 



The next table, showing the nutriment of a large num- 

 ber of articles of food, is translated from the French, by W. 

 Rham, of England, and is said to be " the result of the ex- 

 periments made by some of the most eminent agriculturists 

 of Europe in the actual feeding of cattle." Mr. Rham ac- 

 companies it with the following observations : 



" Allowance must be made for the different qualities of 

 the same food on different soils and in different seasons. In 

 very dry summers the same weight of any green food wiU 

 be much more nourishing than in a dripping season. The 

 standard of comparison is the best upland meadow hay, cut 

 as the flower expands, and properly made and stacked, with- 

 out heating ; in short, hay of the best quality. With re- 

 spect to hay, such is the difference in value that if 100 lbs 

 of the best is used, it will require 120 lbs. of a second qual 

 ity to keep the same stock, as well as 140 lbs. of the third 

 and so on till very coarse and hard hay, not well made, will 

 only be of half the value, and not so fit for cows or store 

 cattle, even when given in double the quantity. While good 

 hay alone will fatten cattle, inferior hay will not do so with 

 out other food. 



