430 Breeds of Sheep best adapted to different Localities. 



In order to ascertain the consumption of turnips, they were 

 weighed from October 19th, 1795, to February 14th, 1796, as 

 they were given to the sheep, and the remnants not eaten also 

 weighed and deducted: the following is the result : — 



Sheep's Food— 17 Weeks. 



Twenty 

 Southdowns. 



Twenty 

 Leicesters. 



Twenty 

 Woicesters- 



Sixteen 

 Wiltshires. 



Turnips given * 

 , , taken away 





lbs. 

 54,036 

 1,812 



lbs. 

 54,036 

 2,001 



lbs. 

 54,036 

 1,361 



lbs. 

 54,036 

 1,189 



, , eaten 





52,224 



52,035 



52,675 



52,847 



Hay given 





64 



54 



68 



70 



Turnips,' per week . 

 Hay, ditto 





3.072 

 4 



3,061 

 3 



3,098 

 4 



3,108 

 5 



A~good acre of turnips, supposed ^ 

 to weigh 14 tons, or 31,3b01bs., 1 

 will keep 20 sheep, with thej 

 hay as above . . .J 



Weeks, day. 

 10 1 



Weeks, day. 



10 1 



Weeks, day. 



10 1 



Weeks, day. 



8 1 



Between December 4th, 1794, and February, 1795, at which 

 period the whole of the lots receded in condition, the consump- 

 tion of turnips was as follows : — 



Southdowns ..... 10,945 lbs. 



Leicesters ..... 11,500 ,, 



Worcester 11,498 „ 



Wiltshires . . . . . 11,518 „ 



All the four lots had 120 lbs. of hay each. 



From the above it appears that, notwithstanding the great 

 deterioration in condition of the Leicesters as compared with the 

 Southdowns, and from which the former were so long in recover- 

 ing, still the Leicester yielded an equal money return per week 

 with the Southdowns, and would have exceeded the latter if the 

 wool were valued at present prices. The Wiltshire return is also 

 higher than it would be according to the present prices of wool; it 

 was not necessary to alter the price named, viz., 7^d., as the same 

 price being carried through all the lots made the comparison 

 hold good throughout. In order to make the experiments still 

 more complete and more satisfactory, one from each lot was 

 chosen ; the second best as nearly as could be, for killing and 

 weighing; and that the question of bone might not depend on 

 any general assertions, they were ordered to be carefully kept 

 and weighed from every joint as eaten. The following is the 

 result : — 



