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Experimeiits in Fattening Cattle. 



the commencement the cattle each consumed 126 lbs. turnips daily, 

 but this gradually decreased to 1 12 lbs. 



Experiment 2. 



Lot 4. Turnips grown loitk Guano and Bones on inferior Land 

 worth a Yearly Rent of 155. -per Acre. — Each animal consumeci 

 on an average 104 lbs. swedes per day, divided into 3 feeds, and 

 had likewise at midday an allowance of 3 lbs. bean meal daily for 

 56 days, which was increased to 5 lbs. daily for the remaining 44 

 days. The same fodder as before. At the commencement the cattle 

 consumed 126 lbs. of turnips daily, but this gradually decreased 

 to 98 lbs. 



Lot 5. Turnips manured luith Dwig^ Guano, and Bones, and 

 grown on good Land worth a Yearly Rent of 'i^s. per Acre. — Each 

 animal consumed on an average 104 lbs. swedes per day, divided 

 into 3 feeds, and had likewise at midday an allowance of 3 lbs. 

 bean meal daily for 56 days, which was increased to 5 lbs. daily 

 for the remaining 44 days. The fodder and consumption of tur- 

 nips same as No. 4. 



Experiments 3 and 4. 



Lot 6. Tico Feeds Turnips and One Feed CooTied Food. — Each 

 animal consumed 84 lbs. of swedes per day, and 1 feed of cooked 

 food at noon, consisting of 3 lbs. cut straw boiled along with 3 lbs. 

 bean meal, for 56 days, and for the remaining 44 days the same 

 quantity of turnips and cut straw cooked v/ith 5 lbs. of bean meal 

 daily. Fodder same as before. Same quantity of swedes con- 

 sumed daily during the experiment. The cost of fuel and extra 

 labour is added to the expense of this and the next experiment. 



Lot 7. One Feed Turnips and Two Feeds Cooked Food. — Each 

 animal consumed 42 lbs. of swedes and 2 feeds of cooked food 

 daily, each feed consisting of 3 lbs. bean meal boiled along with 

 3 lbs. cut straw, for 56 days, and for the remaining 44 days the 

 same quantity of turnips and cut straw and 2 feeds cooked food, 

 each containing 5 lbs. bean meal. Fodder the same as before. 

 Same quantity of swedes consumed daily during the experiment. 



Lot 8. Cattle fed on Two Feeds Turnips per day and One Feed 

 Cooked I^inseed compound. — Each animal consumed for the first 

 56 days 79 lbs. swedes per day and 1 cooked feed consisting of 

 IJlbs. linseed boiled with 3 lbs. of cut straw, and the remaining 

 44 days the same quantity of swedes with 2 lbs. linseed boiled 

 with 3 lbs. cut straw. Fodder same as before. Same quantity of 

 swedes consumed daily during the experiment. 



Lot 9. Cattle fed on Three Feeds Turnips per day with Straio 

 alone. — Each animal consumed 126 lbs. of swedes per day, and 

 7 lbs. of straw for fodder, four-fifths oats and one-fifth wheat straw. 



Lot 10. Cattle fed on Three Feeds Turnips per day and Rye- 



