Comparative Fattening Qualities of Sheep. 191 



26 weeks of experiment ; and the average Aveight of the Sussex 

 carcasses at the same date was 9 stone 5 lbs. 



The next two columns of Table XI. show the proportion of 

 carcass to live weight. In the first, it is calculated upon the un- 

 fasted live-weight, and in the second upon the fasted. It is 

 worthy of remark, that whichever basis of calculation is taken, 

 the Cotswolds are found to have given a larger percentage of 



carcass 



Table XI. 



Numbers 

 of the 

 Sheep. 



WEIGHTS ALIVE. 



WEIGHTS DEAD. 



Increase per Head, 

 including Wool, in 

 20 Weeks. 



Wool per Head, 

 shorn March 22. 



Original Weights 

 on Dec. 1, 1851. 



Final 

 Live Wei;,'hts, 

 without Wool. 



i Carcass 28 to 36 

 hours after Killing. 



Proportion of Cold 

 Carcass in 100 Un- 

 fasted Weight. 



Proportion of Cold 

 Carcass in 100 

 Fasted Weight. 



Proportion of Loose 

 or Inside Fat in 

 100 Fasted Weight. 







50 

 24 

 14 

 12 

 27 



lbs. oz. 



89 0 

 80 1 

 77 0 

 76 12 

 75 2 



lbs. oz. 



10 0 



11 1 

 8 0 



8 12 



9 2 



lbs. oz. 



112 0 

 127 0 

 108 0 

 146 0 

 119 0 



lbs. oz. 

 191 0 

 196 0 

 177 0 

 214 0 

 185 0 



lbs. oz. 



178 0 

 185 0 

 170 0 

 200 0 

 173 0 



lbs. oz. 

 112 7 

 114 10 

 107 6 

 128 2 

 107 2 



58-S 



58- 5 

 60'6 



59- 9 

 57-9 



63-18 

 61-96 



63- 16 



64- 08 

 61-94 



4-99 



3- 98 



4- 14 

 4-94 

 4-82 



Mean of 5^ 

 largest. 3 



79 9 



9 6 



122 6 



192 9 



181 3 



113 15 



5a -14 



62-86 



4-57 



49 

 22 

 34 

 40 

 19 



49 2 

 46 12 

 43 y 

 40 8 

 37 8 



9 2 

 8 12 

 11 9 



8 8 

 8 8 



128 0 

 109 0 

 133 0 

 120 0 



129 0 



168 0 

 147 0 

 165 0 

 152 0 

 158 0 



157 0 

 140 0 

 157 0 

 143 0 

 154 0 



98 12 

 76 0 

 96 0 

 89 14 

 93 6 



58'S 

 51-7 



58- 2 

 69'1 



59- 1 



62-92 

 54-28 



61- 16 



62- 88 

 60-63 



6-09 

 4-89 

 4-36 

 4-08 

 6-00 



Mean of 5 ) 

 smallest. 3 



43 7 



9 4 



123 12 



158 0 



150 3 



90 13 



57-38 



60-37 



5-84 



13 

 42 

 31 



5 

 46 

 33 



4 

 44 

 41 

 43 



68 3 

 66 8 

 66 1 

 65 13 

 65 11 

 65 1 

 63 8 

 63 2 

 60 13 

 60 5 



7 3 

 9 8 



10 1 



8 13 



8 11 

 10 1 



9 8 

 8 2 



8 13 



9 5 



108 0 

 125 0 

 119 0 

 116 0 

 123 0 

 128 0 

 121 0 

 105 0 

 108 0 

 112 0 



169 0 



182 0 

 175 0 

 173 0 

 180 0 



183 0 

 175 0 

 160 0 

 160 0 

 163 0 



157 0 



171 0 

 166 0 

 165 0 



172 0 

 170 0 

 164 0 



153 0 



154 0 

 152 0 



96 7 

 104 13 



101 6 



102 15 

 106 14 

 102 13 

 100 4 



96 10 

 89 10 

 92 6 



57-1 

 57-6 

 57-9 

 69-5 

 69*4 

 56*2 

 57'3 

 60*4 

 56-0 

 56-7 



61-44 

 61-29 



61- 07 



62- 40 



62- 13 



60- 49 



61- 14 



63- 17 

 58-22 

 60-77 



5- 82 



6- 27 



5- 23 



6- 50 



5- 60 



6- 21 

 5-04 

 5-45 

 4-51 

 4-69 



Mean of 10 ]^ 

 medium. J 



64 8 



9 0 



116 8 



172 0 



162 6 



99 6 



57-81 



61-21 



5-53 



SUMMARY. 



Mean of 5") 

 largest. 3 



Mean of 5 | 

 smallest. 3 



Mean of 10") 

 medium, j 



Mean of 20") 

 kUled, S 



Mean Total 



79 9 

 43 7 

 64 8 



9 6 

 9 4 

 9 0 



122 6 



123 12 

 116 8 



192 9 

 158 0 

 172 0 



181 3 

 150 3 

 162 6 



113 15 

 90 13 

 99 6 



5914 

 57-38 

 57-81 



62-86 



60- 37 



61- 2L 



4- 57 



5- 84 

 5-53 



63 0 



9 £| 



119 12 



173 10 



164 0 



100 15 



58-11 



61-48 



5-31 



63 10 



9 4| 



1 119 13 



174 0 













