184 Comioarative Fattening Qualities of Sheep. 



namely, on March 1 , the allowance of oil-cake was increased from 

 1 lb. to H lb. per head per day. A fortnight later, namely, on 

 March 15, or 3 weeks after the last weighing, the animals were 

 weighed, and then washed preparatory to being shorn. In one 

 more week, that is on March 22, which was the date for the re- 

 gular monthly weighing, the animals were shorn ; and the wool 

 and sheep each separately weighed. From the last date to 

 April 17 constituted the next and final period, of 26 days only, 

 instead of 28, as previously, it being necessary thus to close the 

 experiment 2 days short of the regular monthly period, in order 

 to secure the Monday's Smithfield Market for those animals 

 which were to be sold alive. 



At the foot of column 12 of the table, it is seen that the aver- 

 age weekly gain of weight per head of the entire lot of sheep, 

 during the 20 weeks of the experiment, is 3 lbs. 2^ ozs. 



We need not, perhaps, make further comment upon this table 

 of details excepting to note in explanation of it, that one of the 

 sheep, namely. No. 7, became unwell after being washed, and 

 died by scouring shortly afterwards ; and another. No. 38, was 

 " killed to 'save its life," not long after being shorn. In the tables 

 which follow, therefore, the particulars only of the 46 remaining 

 sheep will be given. As to the construction of these tables we need 

 not enter into any explanation in this place, having called particular 

 attention to this point in our former paper ; and, indeed, we have 

 endeavoured so to arrange them, as that they should afford a suffi- 

 cient explanation for themselves. As to their results^ too, we shall 

 go less into detail than in the former paper, especially as we shall 

 have, to some extent, to reconsider the whole when the experi- 

 ments with other breeds are completed. 



In the six following tables are given : — 



In Table II. the total food consumed, and total increase in live 

 weight produced between each weighing, &c. 



In Table III. the quantities oi food consumed during each single 

 period and the total period of the experiment, to produce 100 lbs. 

 increase in live weight. 



In Table IV. the food consumed per head weekly. 



In Table V. the food consumed 100 lbs. live weight weekly. 



In Table VI. the average increase in weight per head weekly. 



In Table VII. the average increase upon each 100 lbs. live weight 

 weekly. 



