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Table II. 



Showing the Description and Quantities of Food consumed, and Increase produced, 

 by 46 Cotsv/old Sheep, between each interval of Weighing. 



Periods. 



of Time. 



Oilcake. 



Clover Hay. 



Swedes. 



Increase in 

 Live Weight. 



From Dec. 1 to Dec. 29 . 

 „ „ 29 to Jan. 26 . 

 ., Jan. 26 to Feb. 23 . 

 „ Feb. 23 to Mar. 22 . 

 „ Mar. 22 to Apr. 17 . 



Wc'ks. 

 4 

 4 



4 



4 



lbs. 

 1288 

 1288 

 1288 

 1771 

 1794 



lbs. 



1288 

 1288 

 1288 

 12S8 

 1196 



lbs. 

 18,461 

 17,602 

 22,701 

 21,493 

 23,935 



lbs. ozs. 

 665 0 

 584 0 

 617 0 

 484 12 

 578 0 



Total increase of 46 Cots-1 

 wold sheep in 20 weeks J 



20 



7429 



6348 



104,192 



2928 12 



Average food consumedl 

 and increase produced > 

 by 46 sheep in 4 weeks j 





14S5.8 



• 1269.6 



20,838.4 



585 10 



Table III. 



Showing the Quantities of Food consumed during each period to produce 100 lbs. 

 Increase in Live AYeight by Cotswold Sheep. 



Periods. 



Length 

 of Time. 



Oilcake. 



Clover Kay. 



Swedes. 



From Dec. 1 to Dec. 29 . 

 „ „ 29 to Jan. 26 . 

 „ Jan. 26 to Feb. 23 . 



Feb. 23 to Mar. 22 . 

 „ Mar. 22 to Apr. 17 . 



Average for the entire period) 

 of the experiment , . j 



Weeks. 

 4 



4 

 4 



4 

 4 



lbs. ozs. 

 193 10 

 220 8 

 208 12 

 365 5 

 310 6 



lbs. ozs. 

 193 10 

 220 8 

 208 12 

 265 1 1 

 206 14 



lbs. 

 2776 

 3014 

 3679 

 4433 

 4141 



20 



259 1 1 



219 1 



3608 



Table IV. 



Showing the average "Weekly Consumption of Food per Head for each period of 

 the experiment. 



Periods. 



Length 

 of Time. 



Oilcake. 



Clover Hay. 



Swedes. 



From Dec. 1 to Dec. 29 

 „ „ 29 to Jan. 26 

 „ Jan. 26 to Feb. 23 



. „ Feb. 23 to Mar. 22 

 „ Mar. 22 to Apr. 17 



Weeks. 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 



lbs. ozs. 

 7 0 

 7 0 

 7 0 

 9 10 

 9 12 



lbs. ozs. 

 7 0 

 7 0 

 7 0 

 7 0 

 6 8 



lbs. ozs, 

 100 5 

 95 10 

 123 6 

 116 13 

 130 1 



Average for the entire period] 

 of the experiment . . j 



20 



8 1 



6 14 



113 4 



