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tlie shorn weighty while as the average of fonrteeTi experi- 

 ments with a fattening ration, they produced the same 

 quantity of wool, 0.141 lb. per 1,000 lbs. live-weight, per 

 day, or 0.286 per cent, of their shorn weight. 



An equally decided result was yielded by experiments in 

 Ilohenheim,* with lambs. A very rich ration, consisting 

 of hay and an abundance of oats, caused the live weight to 

 increase in the course of nine months from 55.9 lbs. to 

 101.8 lbs. per head, while a ration consisting exclusively 

 of meadow hay, at first of excellent and later of average 

 quality, caused the weight to increase from 55.0 lbs. to 

 only Y9.5 lbs. The richlyifed animals were, at the close of 

 the experiment, well fattened, while those fed with hay 

 were simply in good condition, but the quantity of pure 

 wool produced in the two cases was almost identical. It 

 w-as noticeable in these trials that the wool of the grain- 

 fed animals remained very clean and white in appearance, 

 while that of the hay-fed ones had the usual dirty appear- 

 ance, and even when washed appeared somewhat gray in 

 comparison with the other. 



Tlie following were the quantities of wool obtained per 

 head in the two cases : 



Fodder. 



Ilay , 



Hay and Grain 



Uiiwasliid wool 

 Lbb. 



5.93 

 4.79 



Wabhitl wool. 

 Lbs, 



3 54 



3 25 



Wool Vf lib fat re- 

 moved 

 Lbs 



2 40 



2 39 



The quantities of pure wool were as good as identical. 

 If, however, the fodder of sheep is insufficient for their 



* Landw. Jalirbucherj II., 221. 



