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" These lambs did not appear to like the confinement of being in 

 a j[ard, and would take ereiy opportunity of getting out if they could. 

 This system is not natural for sheep, and cannot answer for long-wools, 

 or be depended on. ***** * 



"■Experiment No. 16. — lbs. 



On grass land, lambs fed with Swedes and chaff gained each, 



on the average, from December 10 to March 5,. 18 



On turnip land, lambs fed in the same way gained each, in the 



same time, 17 



" Mxperiment No. 17. — 



On grass land, lot of lambs fed with cut Swedes and chaff, in 

 Dec, Jan., and Feb., 1835, gained each, on the average, in 

 three months, 31 



On turnip land, lot of lambs, fed in the same manner, gained 



each, in the same time 19 



Being only a gain of 2 lbs. each during three months. 

 No. 18.— 



On grass land, lambs fed on carrots, Swedes, and chaff, gained 



each, on the average, from Jan. 37, 1836, to March 3, 7 



On turnip land, lambs fed in the same manner gained each, in 



the same time, 3i 



" The difference here is greatly in favor of feeding on grass land, 

 but not for carrots, (see other experiments.) 



" Bhrperiment No. 19. — 



On grass land, lambs fed on Swedes, carrots, and chaff gained 



each, on the average, from Nov. 16, 1837, to Feb. 10, 16 



On turnip land, lot of lambs, fed in the same manner, gained 



each, in the same time, 18} 



" This experiment differs much from the last ; but it is the result of 

 three or four experiments that must be looked to, for I well know 

 that no single experiment can be depended on. 



APPENDIX D — (page 248.) 

 SHEEP AND ?EODUOT OF WOOL II UBITED STATES. 



The following statistics are from the United States Census of 1860. 

 Under the extraordinary demand for wool which has existed for the last 

 two years, the number of sheep has probably increased far more since 

 1860 than it did for the ten preceding years. 



