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Table III/ 



Showing the Description and Quantities of Food consumed, and of Increase produced by each lot of 

 Sheep, between each interval of weighing ; chiefly monthly periods. 



(Quantities given in Pounds.) 



Periods. 



Length 



of 

 Time. 



Oilcake. 



Clover Hay. 



Swedes. 



Increase in 

 Live Weight. 



Hamp- 

 shire. 



Sussex. 



Hamp- 

 shire. 



Sussex. 



Hamp- 

 shire. 



Sussex. 



Hamp- 

 shire. 



Sussex. 



Between Nov 7 and Dec. 5 

 , , Dec. 5 „ Jan. 2 

 , , Jan. 2 „ Jan. 30 

 , , .Tan. 30 „ Feb. 27 

 , , Feb. 27 „ Mar. 27 

 , , Mar. 27 „ Apr. 24 

 Apr. 24 „ May 8 



Weeks. 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 2 



lbs. 

 ] 120 

 1120 

 1120 

 1120 

 1120 

 1680 



840 



lbs. 

 868 

 868 

 868 

 868 

 868 

 1288 

 644 



lbs. 

 1120 

 1120 

 1120 

 1120 

 1120 

 1120 



560 



lbs. 



.: 868 

 ' 868 

 868 

 868 

 868 

 1120 

 560 



lbs. 

 14,000 

 13,693 

 15,476 

 18,492 

 18,278 

 21,616 



8.982 



lbs. 

 11.034 

 10,772 

 11,186 

 12,133 

 12,312 

 15,820 



7,640 



lbs. 



429 



385 



382 



445 



462-1 



388 



293 



lbs. 

 403 

 270 

 212 

 .328 

 193 

 446 

 257 



Total Increase of 40 Sheep \ 



26 



8120 



6272 



7280 



6020 



110,467 



80,897 



27841 



2109 



Average food consumed, ^ 

 and increase produced > 

 by 40 Jiheep in 4 weeks j 



•■ 



1249 



965 



1120 



926 



16,995 



12,445 



428 



324 



Table IY. 



Showing the Quantities of Food consumed during each period to produce 100 lbs. Increase in live 



weight, by each lot of Sheep. 



(Quantities given in Pounds and Ounces.) 



Periods. 



Length 

 of 



Oilcake. 



Clover Hay. 



Swedes. 

















Time. 



Hampshire. 



Sussex. 



Hampshire. 



Sussex. 



Hampshire. 



Sussex. 



Between Nov. 7 and Dec. 5 

 Dec. 5 „ Jan. 2 

 ,, Jan. 2 Jan. 30 

 , , Jan. 30 „ Feb. 27 

 Feb. 27 „ Mar. 27 

 , , Mar. 27 „ Apr. 24 

 , , Apr. 24 „ May 8 



Weeks. 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 2 



lbs. oz. 



261 1 

 290 15 

 293 3 

 251 11 

 241 8 ■ 

 433 0 

 286 U 



lbs. oz. 



215 6 

 321 8 

 409 6 

 264 6 

 449 12 

 288 15 

 250 9 



lbs. oz. 

 261 1 

 290 15 

 293 3 

 251 11 

 241 8 

 288 11 

 191 2 



lbs. oz. 

 215 6 

 321 8 

 409 6 

 264 6 

 449 12 

 251 2 

 217 14 



lbs. 



.3263 



3556 



4<J:U 



4140 

 S941 

 5571 

 3065 



lbs. 

 2738 

 3990 

 5276 

 3699 

 6379 

 3547 

 2973 



Average for the entire period •( 

 of the Experiment . . . / 



26 



294 0 



314 4 



259 12 



304 3 



3941 



4086 



