Bullock Feeding Experiments. 



plans for, and reports of the experiments, carrying out th 

 analyses of the foods, and other matters of general super- 

 vision. Several of the analyses have also been done by 

 Dr. Voelckes. 



The Bullock Feeding Experiments have dealt broadly 

 with two questions : — 



(1) The amount of roDts which can be profitably fed to 



bullocks. 



(2) Comparative trials of various popular purchased foods. 



(1) TJi: amount of roots which can be profitably fed to hillocks . 



Twenty-one 3-year-old Irish Bullocks were bought on 

 October 26th, 1896. They had been grazing together all the 

 summer in Ireland, and getting, in addition to the grass, 

 about 4 lbs. per head daily of linseed cake. They were 

 prepared for the experiment as follows : — October 26th, to 

 November 1 ith, bullocks turned out all day and whole swedes 

 thrown to them ; brought into yards at night, and given, per 

 head per diem, 2 lbs. linseed cake, 2 lbs. mixed wheat and 

 barley meal (half and half), and hay and straw chaff, and, 

 before being* turned out in the morning, as much hay as they 

 would eat. 



From November 1 ith, to November 28th, the turning out 

 during the day was discontinued, cut swedes were substituted 

 for the whole swedes, and the daily ration of cake and meal 

 increased to 3 lbs. of each. 



The object of this treatment was to accustom the bullocks 

 to the yards, and to their artificial diet, and to give them 

 plenty of time to recover from the knocking about insepar- 

 able from a journey from Ireland to Norwich. 



On November 28th, each bullock was weighed, after fasting 

 24 hours, and tattooed in the ear, and four almost exactly 

 equal lots of five were selected, the odd beast being kept in 

 reserve,though fortunately there was no need to bring him in 

 later, as all the beasts continued to progress steadily through- 

 out the experiment. 



Each lot had access to water in a tub in the yard, and it 

 was noticed that Lots I. and II. drank considerable amounts, 

 while Lots III. and IV. drank much more sparingly, especially 

 during the last month. 



