Rations for Farm Stock. 



171 



tively are compared, it will be seen that the latter at less cost 

 made quite as satisfactory progress. The ration of Lot 3 works 

 out as follows : — 



lb. 



6. — 174 Roots 



2 '6 Oat Straw and 



Hay Chaff 

 4g- Linseed Cake 



Ratio 1 to 6*6. 







Carbo- 



Albas, 



Fat. 



hydrates 



2'25 



•17 





•09 



•04 



1-05 



I -07 



•52 



I/3Q 





73 X 2» 4 



- 175 



3*41 





22*43 



It is interesting also to compare the results of the sheep- 

 feeding trials of the Highland and Agricultural Society of 

 Scotland with those above described. The hoggs were much 

 smaller — black-face and Leicester cross — than those concerned 

 in the writer's and the Woburn trials, and the experimental 

 feeding lasted 1 5 weeks. There were 20 sheep in each lot. 



Increase 



Av. Weight. Food per Wk. Albck Ratio, per Wk. 



Lot I. — 80-4 lb. Turnips ... 103 lb. 



Hay 4*8 



to 6*2 1*47 



Lot 2. — 81* ,, Turnips ... 99 ~\ 



Hay _• 3*3 » [ 1 to 4-3 2-44 



Und. Cot. Cake 5 



Lot 3 —77 '8 Turnips 



90 



:} 

 5 



Hay 36 



Und. Cot. Cake and t 1 t0 5" 2 2 '55 



Maize ... 5 



Lot 4-— 79 5 Turnips ... Si 



\l*Y 3-6 



Maize ... ... 5 



Lot 5.-80-5 Turnips ... 89 ") 



Hay " 2-8 \\ [ 1 to 4-6 2-66 



Dried Grains ... 5 ) 



Lot 6.-797 r, Turnips 



90 



) 



Hay ... 3-5 „ C 1 to 4 'i 2' 5 8 „ 



Linseed Cake ... 5 ) 



Lot 7. — 807 ,, Turnips ... 90 ) 



Linseed Cake ... 5 ., ) Ito 3' 8 2 '49 „ ., 



All had turnips and hay ad lik except i n the case of 

 Lot 7. 



These figures speak for themselves as to results, Lot i doing 

 the worst by a long way, and Lot 5 the best, closely followed by 

 Lots 6 and 3. It is difficult from this trial to draw any decided 



