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- 



Albds, 



Fat. 



hydrates 



2-2 5 



•17 



18-33 



•09 



•04 



1 -05 



I -07 



•52 



f'30 





73 X 2»4 



- 175 



3'4I 





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 15 weeks. There were 20 sheep in each lot. 



Av. Weight. 

 Lot 1. — 80 -4 lb. 



Lot 2. — 8r ,, 



Food per Wk. 



Turnips 



Hay 



Turnips 



Hay 



Und. Cot. Cake 



Lot 



7'8 



Lot 4-— 79 5 

 Lot 5.— 80-5 

 Lot 6. — 797 

 Lot 7. — S07 



Turnips 

 Hay ... 

 Und. Cot.Cal 

 Maize 



Turnips 

 Hay ... 

 Maize . . . 



Turnios 

 Hay "... 



Dried Grains 



Turnips 

 May ... 



Linseed Cake 



Turnips 

 Linseed Cake 



e and 



103 

 4-8 



99 

 3'3 

 5 



90 

 36 



lb.") 



Albck Rati( 

 1 to 6"2 



1 to 43 



Increase 

 per Wk. 



I'47 IU 



2-44 



2-55 



f :: } 



5 

 89 



2\S 



5 



90 



3 D 5 



5 



-A 



to 4-6 



I to 4'l 



2-66 



90 

 5 



„ 3 



2'49 V 



All had turnips and hay ad lib % except in the case of 

 Lot 7. 



These figures speak for themselves as to results. Lot 1 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 



