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Comparative Fattening Qualities of Sheep. 



Table V. 



Showing the Average Weekly Consumption of Food per Head for each period of the Experiment. 

 (Quantities given in Pounds and Ounces.) 



Periods. 



Length 



of 

 'lime. 



Oilcake. 



Clover Hay. 



Swedes. 



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 



2 



lbs. 



7 



lOi 

 10^ 



lbs. oz. 

 5 7 

 f) 7 

 5 7 

 5 7 

 5 7 

 8 0 

 8 0 



lbs. 



7 



7 



7 

 7 

 7 



lbs. oz. 



5 7 

 5 7 

 5 7 

 5 7 

 n 7 

 7 0 

 7 0 



lbs, oz. 

 87 8 

 85 9 

 96 12 

 115 2 

 114 4 

 135 2 

 112 4 



lbs. oz. 



69 0 

 67 5 

 69 15 



76 0 



77 0 

 98 15 

 95 8 



Average for the entire period ) 

 of the Experiment . . . . j 



26 



8 



6 3 



7 



5 14 



106 10 



79 1 



Table YI. 



Showing the Average Weekly Consumption of Food per 100 lbs. live Vieigld of Animal for each 



period of the Ex^jeriment. 



(Quantities given in Pounds and Oances.) 





Length 



Oilcake. 



Clover Hay. 



Swedes. 



Periods. 

















of 

















Time. 



Hampshire. 



Sussex. 



Hampshire. 



Sussex. 



Hampshire. 



Sussex. 





Weeks. 



lbs. oz. 



lbs. oz. 



lbs. oz. 



lbs. oz. 



lbs. oz. 



lbs. oz. 



P.etweer Nov. 7 and Dec. 5 



4 



5 144 



5 13i 



5 14-4 



5 134 



73 104 



74 2 



, , Dec. 5 „ Jan. 2 



4 



5 6| 



5 5i 



5 61 



5 5^ 



66 54 



66 54 



, , Jan. 2 „ Jan. 30 



4 



5 1 



5 U| 



5 1 



5 Of 



69 13 



65 04 



Jan. 30 „ Feb. 27 



4 



4 Hi 



4 12 



4 114 



4 12 



77 54 



66 6^ 



, , Feb. 27 „ Mar. 27 



4 



4 7 



4 8 



4 7 



4 8 



71 4^ 



63 llf 



Mar. 27 „ Apr. 24 



4 



6 2i 



6 4 



4 U 



5 7 



79 1 



76 13 



Apr. 24 „ May 8 



2 



5 135 



5 13* 



3 14^ 



5 U 



62 9^ 



69 74 



Average for the entire period \ 



26 



5 6 



5 6 



4 12| 



5 2 



71 7 



68 14 



of the Exiieriment . . . j 











Table VIL 



Shov/ing the Average Weekly Increase per Head during each period of the 

 Experiment. 



(Quantities given in Pounds and Ounces.) 



Periods. 



Length 



of 

 Time. 



Hampshire. 



Sussex. 





Weeks. 



lbs. oz. 



lbs. oz. 



Between Nov. 7 and Dec. 5 



4 



2 11 



2 84 



5 , Dec. 5 „ .Ian. 2 



4 



2 6i 



1 11 



, , Jan. 2 „ Jan. 30 



4 



2 6 



1 5 



,, Jan. 30 „ Feb. 27 



4 



2 12^ 



2 04 



, , Feb. 27 „ Mar. 27 



4 



2 14 



1 34 



Mar. 27 „ Apr. 24 



4 



2 64 



2 124 



, , Apr. 24 „ May 8 



2 



3 104 



3 34 



Average for the entire period ") 

 of tlie Experiment ... 3 





2 12 



2 14 



