316 



The statement below shows the daily ration and dry matter 

 contained in it,compared with average daily increase per head. 



Lot. 



Average daily ration. 



Di 



y matter 



in 



Total dry 

 matter. 



Average 

 increase 

 per head 

 per diem. 



Percentage of 

 dry matter of 

 food converted 

 lto beef. 



Chatif. 



Roots. 



Cake, 

 and 

 Meal. 



Chaff. 



Roots . 



Cake, 

 and 

 Meal. 





lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



I. 



16 



42 



8-8 





4*7 



y8 



26-2 



i-8 



6.9 



II. 





34 



8-8 



9-6 



9"3 



7-8 



26"7 



2'0 



7'5 



III. 





107 



8-8 



8-6 



11-9 



7-8 



28-3 



2'0 



7' 1 



IV. 



IO 



"5 



8-8 



8-6 



12-6 



7-8 



29*0 





7 -6 



The above figures bring out the following points : — 



(1) The amount of dry matter consumed increased 

 steadily with the proportion oT roots in the diet, in 

 spite of the beasts having - free access to water. With 

 the smaller allowances of roots they would not eat 

 enough chaff to bring the daily consumption of dry 

 matter up to the amount taken in Lots III. and IV. 



(2) In addition to the larger allowance of roots 

 inducing the beasts to consume more dry matter, it also 

 enabled them to convert a greater proportion of the dry 

 matter consumed into beef. Thus, with a daily ration 

 of 8 stones of roots, yG per cent, of the dry matter pf the 

 food was converted into beef, as against 6 9 per cent, 

 when the daily allowance of roots was only 3 stones. 



The Norfolk practice of giving bullocks all the roots 

 they will eat appears, therefore, to be an economical one, 

 as it leads to a large consumption of dry matter, a high 

 percentage of which is converted into beef. 



Comparison of economy of feeding zvith small and large rations 



of roots. 



The statement below is made out from the following data : — 

 Cost per ton of linseed cake, £6 10s.; of common cotton cake, 

 £4 ys. 66., of mixed hay and straw chaff, £2 10s.; of roots, 

 7s.; cost of wheat and barley meal, 8d. per stone ; 5s. per ton 

 allowed for carriage, etc., of the cakes. These amounts were 



