298 Agricultural Chemistry — Sheep- Feeding and Manure. 



which is given the average weekly gain at an earlier period of the 

 experiment, we see that it exceeds that calculated on the entire 

 period. That the confinement and want of green food were not 

 without effect is rendered probable from the fact that the re- 

 mainder of the flock from which the experimental sheep were 

 taken, and which were allowed the run of 40 acres of very highly 

 manured clover, and about I lb. each per day of oil-cake besides, 

 gave during eleven weeks about double the average weekly in- 

 crease of those in the experimental pens, as the particulars given 

 below of those whose marks remained legible will show. 



Table.' — Showing the Mean Weekly Increase of 30 Sheep, fed upon 

 Green Clover, and 1 lb. each per day of Oil-cake, during a period 

 of 11 Weeks. 



Sheep 

 !NuKiV)ers» 



Weight 

 June 5. 



Weight 

 in lbs. 

 August 21. 



Pounds 

 increase in 

 11 weeks. 



Average 

 Weekly 

 Increase. 











lbs. tenths, &c. 



i 



uj 



161 



44 



4-00 



2 



103 



133 



30 



2*73 



3 



112 



147 



35 



3*18 



4 



108 



148 



40 



3-64 



5 



101 



134 



33 



3-00 



6 



106 



143 



37 



3-36 



7 



100 



131 



31 



2-82 



8 



123 



161 



38 



3-45 



9 



115 



155 



40 



3-64 



10 



98^ 



142 



431 



4-00 



11 



113 



145 



32 



2-91 



12 



126 



157 



31 



2-82 



13 



111 



145 



34 



3-09 



14 



117 



158 



41 



3-73 



15 



113 



145 



32 



2-91 



16 



129 



162 



33 



3-00 



17 



116 



154 



38 



3-45 



18 



109 



149 



40 



3-64 



19 



114 



145 



31 



2-82 



20 



111 



142 



31 



2-82 



21 



103 



138 



35 



3-18 



22 



110 



146 



36 



3-27 



23 



107 



145 



38 



3-45 



24 



116 



146 



30 



2-73 



25 



101 



144 



43 



3-91 



26 



97 



131 



34 



3-09 



27 



115 



158 



43 



3-91 



28 



101 



140 



39 



3-54 



29 



109 



143 



34 



3-09 



30 



116 



152 



36 



3-27 





3,317i 



4,300 



1,072 



3* 28mean 



The rate of increase here indicated falls little short of the 

 wider estimates usually formed on this subject; and, whilst we 

 are satisfied of the correctness of the figures given above, and do 



