MAl^XJAL OF CATTLE-FEEDIXa. 



3S7 



Feeding- Stakdakds— per 1,000 Pounds LivE-WsianT, per Day. 



Coarse-wooled "breeds . . 

 Fme-wooled " 



Protein. 

 Lbb. 



1.2 



1.5 



Carbhydrates 



and fat. 

 Lbs. 



10.8 

 12.0 



Totol 



dry matter. 



Lbto. 



20-23 

 20-23 



Nutritive 

 ratio. 



1 :9 

 1 :8 



The daily growth of washed wool amounts to from 0.12 

 to 0.20 lb., according to breed and individual peculiarities. 

 All the above figures are for 1,000 lbs. live-weight, exclu- 

 i>'im of the wool (shorn weight), but it is probable that they 

 can be applied directly to unshcared animals, without any 

 considerable error ; at any rate, the failure would be on 

 the 8afe side, and we should have the assurance that the 

 calculated quantity of food was abundantly supplied. 



Production of Wool. — Thus far Ave have not specially 

 regarded the growth of the wool in considering the proper 

 ration for sheep. The wool, however, may be the princi- 

 pal object in view, and demands a more detailed consider- 

 ation« 



The feeding has a decided influence upon the production 

 of wool, but only within certain limits. Full-grown ani- 

 mals do not yield noticeably more wool under the influence 

 of a fattening fodder than of one which suffices to keep 

 them in good condition without causing any essential in- 

 crease of their real weight (exclusive of wool). 



This is shown by experiments made in "Weende* on 

 Negretti sheep, which, on a maintenance ration, produced 

 in the average of seven experiments, 0.14:1 lb. of wool per 

 1,000 lbs. live-weight, per day, equal to 0.273 per cent of 



* Jour. f. Landvsr., 1858, p. 362 ; 1860, p. 1 j 1861, p. 63. 



