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Table, showing the Consumption of Food and the Increase of Animal 

 per Week, for each 100 lbs. Live Weight, as recorded by various 

 observers. 



SHEEP. 



Description j Number 

 of of 

 Animal. Animals 



Cotswold Ewes 



10 



Do. . . 



10 



Leicester \ 

 Lambs in > 

 Shed . . J 



10 



Leicester j 

 Lambs in > 

 Field. .J 



10 



Downs • . ) 

 Wether Tegs ) 



30 



Downs . 



5 



Do. . . 



5 



Do. . . 



5 



Do. . . 



4 



Do. . . 



5 



Do. . . 



5 





5 



Do. . . 



5 



Do. . . 



g 



Do. . . 



5 



Do. . . 



5 



• 



Do. . . 



5 



• 



Sheep 



5 



Do. . . 



5 



Do. . . 





Do. . . 



5 



VOL. X. 





Duration 



of 

 Experi- 

 ment, 



Wks. Day; 



8 0 



8 0 

 4 0 



4 0 



10 5 



14 0 



14 0 



14 0 



14 0 



19 0 



19 0 



19 0 



19 0 



23 2 



9 0 



9 0 



9 0 



16 0 



16 0 



16 0 



16 0 



Authority. 



Food consumed per Week to 

 each 100 lbs. live weight of 

 Animal. 



Description. Quantities 



Rev. A. Huxtable 

 Do. . . 



Do. . . 



Do. . . 



J. B. Lawes 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do, . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Morton 



Do. . 



Do. . 



Do. . 



1st Week Swedes 

 3 last ( Oilcake 

 Weeks( Barley- 

 Swedes only 



lbs. oz. 



Increase 

 per Week 

 upon each 



100 lbs. 

 live weight. 









Oil-cake . 



5 





Swedes 



70 

 I JL 



A 



u 



Oats . . . 



6 



14 



Swedes . . 



00 



n 



i 



Clover Chaff'. 



6 





Swedes 



y i 



O 1 



Swedes . 



98 



5h 



Oil-cake . 



5 



2 



Clover Chaff. 



16 



2f 



Linseed . 



5 



2 



Clover Chaff. 



14 



12 



Bailey 



5 





Clover Chaff. 



15 



9 



Malt . . . 



4 



15* 



Clover Chaff . 



15 



rot 



Clover Chaff. 



4 





Swedes 



91 



12* 



Clover Chaff . 



4 



2 



Swedes 



87 



4 



Clover Chaff . 



4 



9| 



Swedes . 



79 



6f 



Oats . , . 



5 



13 



Swedes 



100 



0 



Oats . . . 



5 



15 



Swedes 



74 



0 



Oats . . . 



5 



14 



Swedes 



65 



0 



Oats . . . 



6 



0 



Swedes 



47 



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