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Feeds and Feeding. 



The weight of fat slieep of the several breeds competing for 

 prizes at the American Fat-Stock Show, Chicago, during the years 

 1878 to 1884, both inclusive, ' are shown in the following table: 



Weight of fat sheep of various breeds — American Fai-Stock 8hote, 



Chicago. 



Breed. 



Wether 

 2yrs. 

 old or 

 over. 



Wether 



1 yr. 

 and un 



der2 



yrs. 



Wether 

 under 1 

 yr. old. 



Ewe 2 

 yrs. or 



Ewel 



and 

 under 

 2 yrs. 



Ewe 



under 



lyr. 



old. 



Cotewold 



Other long wools 



Southdown 



Other middle wools 

 American merino... 

 Grades or crosses 



Lbs. 



2r>8 



263 

 205 

 223 

 137 

 221 



Lbs. 



199 

 239 

 172 

 181 

 112 

 188 



Lbs. 



142 

 151 

 119 

 117 

 79 

 118 



Lbs. 



273 

 238 

 169 

 211 

 101 

 213 



Lbs. 



235 

 204 

 130 

 208 

 73 

 165 



Lbs. 



127 



112 

 97 

 87 

 52 



122 



753. Daily gain for various breeds. — The best daily gains' with 

 fat wethers at the American Pat-Stock Show, Chicago, between 

 the years 1879 and 1882, both inclusive, are as follows: 



Weight and daily gain of wether making the most rapid gain — Ameri- 

 can Fat-Stock Show, Chicago. 



Wethers two and under three years. 



Wethers one and under two years. 



1S78... 

 1880... 

 1882... 



Cotswold 



Grade Oxford . 

 Leicester 



.41 



.38 

 .49 



Wethers under one year. 



1878... 

 1881... 

 1882... 



Cotswold 



Southdown . 

 Leicester 



152 

 193 

 178 



.89 

 .90 

 .75 



Tj-aiis. Dept. Agr. 111., 1884, p. 228. 



' Loc. cit. 



