326 



Bullock Feeding Experiments. 



I jict eases produced per lot. 



1896-7. 

 4 bullocks. 



Period. 

 26 days. 



2ND 



Period, i 

 37 days. | 



3RD 

 Period. 



21 days. 



4 TH 



Period. 

 24 days. 



5 TH 



Period. 

 Average 

 25 days. 



6th 

 Period. 



Tot at.. 



[n about 5 

 months. 





cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 





cwt. qr. lb. 



Lot I. - 



207 



3 3 18 



1 3 2 



1 1 6 



0 2 15 





9 3 20 



Lot II.- 



2 0 14 



3 0 1 



1 3 6 



0 1 23 



0 2 18 



- 



806 



Lot III. - 



2 2 10 



1 2 27 



302 



019 



028 



- 



810 



Lot. IV. - 



2 2 14 



3 1 22 



1 2 12 



0 3 12 



0 2 19 



- 



9 0 23 



1897-8. 

 5 bullocks. 



\io days. 



28 days. 



28 days. 



Average 

 33 days. 







About 4 

 months. 





cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr.lb. 







cwt. qr. lb. 



Lot I. - 



1 3 19 



215 



3 0 16 



1 2 21 





_ 



9 0 5 



Lot II.- 



2 2 27 



1 3 22 



1 3 26 



1 1 13 





— 



804 



Lot III. - 



2 1 20 



1 1 25 



2 3 5 



0 1 10 



- 



— 



704 



Lot IV.- 



214 



202 



2 3 20 



030 



- 



— 



7 3 2 6 



1898-9. 

 5 bullocks. 



23 days. 



28 days. 



28 days. 



28 days. 



14 days. 



Average 

 27 days. 



About 5^ 

 months. 





cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr. lb. 



cwt. qr.l b. 



Lot I. - 



3 3 18 



3 1 26 



3 0 16 



1 3 4 



000* 



1 1 17 



13 2 25 



Lot II. - 



325 



2 3 7 



3 * 8 



202 



1 3 1* 



215 



12 0 26 



Lot III. - 



4 0 11 



2 3 4 



2 2 25 



1 0 22 



1 1 11* 



2 1 8 



11 3 3 



Lot IV. - 



[ 



J 2 T 12 



2 1 9 



3 1 11 



010 



0 0 15 1 



-13 5 



9 3 22 



* Decreases. 



These increases can be more readily compared when 

 expressed in lbs. per head per diem, as below : — 



Increases in lbs. per head per diem. 



Lot 

 No. 



Purchased Food. 



First 

 Period. 



Second 

 Period. 



Third 

 Period. 



Fourth 

 Period. 



Fifth 

 Period. 



Sixth 

 Period. 



Whole 

 experi- 

 ment. 



Average 

 of the 

 three 

 years. 





^Linseed cake, 1896-97 



2 22 



2*96 



2*36 



i"S2 



"7i 





2*09 



i 





1 



j „ „ 1897-98 



i'53 



i-8 3 



2*51 



i-i 4 







i'57 



>-i'94 

 1 





V . , ,, 1898-99 



3*T2 



2-78 



2'5I 



1 "43 



0*0 



1-16 



1 "73 



; 





/'Linseed cake and 

 common cottoncake, 

 1896-97. 



2'29 



2'27 



2*40 



"53. 



"74 





i-66 



1 



1 



II. 



Linseed cake and 

 ^ common cottoncake, 

 | 1897-98. 



2*19 



1-56 



i"S9 



'93 







1 -56 



r 



1 





Linseed cake and 

 1 common cottoncake, 

 I, 1898-99. 



2-8 3 



2*25 



2-65 



i-6i 



2-3i* 



1*90 



i'74 





