Investigations with Sheep. 



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751. Water drank. — Several Stations have weighed the water 

 draaik by lambs while fattening. The following table presents a 

 range of results helpful to those seeking information on this 

 point: 



Water drank by lambs on various rations during fattening — Mich- 

 igan and Cornell Stations. 



* Silage. 



752. Weight of fattened sheep. — At the Ontario College,* 

 Brown reports the following weights of fat shorn shearlings (sheep 

 once shorn) : 



Dive weight of fat shorn wethers at 4.^5 days ■ 



College. 



■ Ontario Agricultural 



Average 



weight of 



tops. 



Average 



weight of 



cuUs. 



Mean 

 weight. 



Daily 



gain per 



head. 



Leicester high grades. 



Leicester grades 



Oxford grades 



Shropshire grades 



Southdown grades 



Merino grades 



Lbs. 



242 

 189 

 186 

 185 

 16.5 

 138 



Lbs. 



147 

 148 

 133 



Lbs. 



242 

 189 

 167 

 167 

 149 

 138 



Lbs. 



.54 

 .40 

 .37 

 .37 

 .33 

 .31 



Mean. 



184 



175 



.39 



' Bui. 113, Mich. Sta. 

 ° Bui. 47, Cornell Sta. 



' Bui. 128, Mich. Sta. 

 * Rept. 1882. 



