334 Agricultural Chemistry — Sheep- Feeding and Manure. 



Mineral Matter. 





Series 1. 



Series 2. 



Series 3. 



Series 4. 





Special Food : 

 Oilcake, Oats, 



PI /-it or nliafTF • 

 wlO V el "Llldll , 



Standard Food : 

 Swedes. 



Special Food .* 

 Oilcake, 

 Linseed, Barley, 



Malt; 

 Standard Food : 

 Clover- chaff. 



Norfolk Whites, 



Town bv 

 Mineral Manure ; 

 Ditto and 

 Ammoniacal Salts ; 

 Ditto 

 and Rape cake , 



Ditto and 

 Rape-cake and 

 Ammoniacal Salts. 



Special Food : 

 Barlev (dry), 

 Malt (dry), 

 Barley (steeped). 

 Malt ( steeped), 

 Extra- Malt (dry), 

 Oilcake ; 

 Standard Food : 

 Mangolds. 



Pen 1 



0-71 



1-45 



1-03 



0-79 



Pen 2 



0*60 



1-28 



1-06 



0-76 



Pen 3 



0-95 



1-25 



Ml 



1-00 



Pen 4 



0-61 



1-24 



1-09 



0-83 



Pen 5 



• 







0*88 



Pen 6 









1-04 



Mean 



0-72 



1-30 



1«07 







0-88 



SUMMAKY. 



Tabde 2. — Showing the Consumption of Dry Organic Matter and 

 of Nitrogen to produce 100 lbs. Increase in Live Weight, as indi- 

 cated by the results of the several series of Experiments with Sheep. 



Dry Organic Matter. 





Series 1. 



Series 2. 



Series 3. 



Series 4. 





Special Food : 

 Oilcake, Oats, 

 Clover-chaff ; 

 Standard Food : 

 Swedes. 



Special Food : 



Oilcake, 

 Linseed, Barley, 



Maltj 

 Standard Food : 

 Clover-chaff. 



Norfolk Whites, 



grown by 

 Mineral Manure ; 



Ditto and 

 Ammoniacal Salts ; 

 Ditto 

 and Rape-cake ; 



Ditto and 

 Rape-cake and 

 Ammoniacal Salts. 



Special Food ; 

 Barlev (dry), 

 Malt'(dry), 

 Barley (steeped), 

 Malt (steeped), 

 Extra Malt (dry), 



Oilcake ; 

 Standard Food : 

 Mangolds. 



Pen 1 



817% 



1424-0 



2288-25 



849-93 



Pen 2 



786-25 



1433-5 



1321-25 



7S8-2S 



Pen 3 



838-50 



1504-0 



2371-25 



850-98 



Pen 4 



1015-00 



1723-5 





957-58 



Pen 5 









902-89 



Pen 6 









598-48 



Mean . . 



864*25 



1521-25 



1993-58 



824-68 



