Bullock Feeding Experiments. 



33i 



and even when used in this way the use of common cotton- 

 cake has been most unprofitable. 



We must therefore add to the general conclusions, that 

 while linseed cake alone, and decorticated cotton cake as 

 part of a mixture, have given good results when fed to 

 bullocks, the use of common cotton cake has been through- 

 out the experiment most unprofitable. 



The Carcase Weights. 



It may be of interest to record the carcase weights, and their 

 relation to the live weights, of the beasts fed on each of the 

 foods which have been tried. These are accordingly given in 

 the following table, having been calculated from the figures 

 for fasted live weight when killed, and carcase weight given 



Lot i. 



Lot 11. 



Lot hi. 



Lot iv. 



Carcase Weight as 

 per cent, of 

 Live Weight. 



Carcase Weight as 

 per cent, of 

 Live Weight. 



Carcase Weight as 

 per cent, of 

 Live Weight. 



Carcase Weight as 

 per cent, of 

 jLi\ e \\ eight. 



1896-7. 



1896-7. 



1896-7. 



T896-7. 



58-30 



60*16 



6i75 

 58-05 



55j9 

 59-05 

 56-68 

 61-46 



60 -20 

 6o"29 

 60*44 

 58-46 



59-65 

 59 32 



59-55 

 58*25 



59-56 



58-14 



59-85 



59*19 



1897-8. 



1897-8. 



l897'8. 



1897-8. 



6175 



5977 

 61*03 



62-55 

 55*33 



57*i4 

 59-53 

 5972 

 58-25 



5974 



62-20 

 60*70 

 5972 

 5976 

 52-82 



60 '94 

 60-36 

 59-97 

 59-4I 

 58-85 



60-09 



58-88 



59^4 



59.91 



1898-9. 



1898-9. 



1898-9. 



1898-9. 



58-48 

 58-28 

 57'6i 

 5670 

 58-00 







54-9I 



58- 10 



59- 60 

 5770 

 54-64 



57-85 

 57-26 



57- 14 

 56-6l 



58- 18 



59-64 



59- 41 

 60*16 

 56*60 



60- 38 



57-8i 



56-99 



57-4I 



59*24 



Average of the 

 three years. 



- 







59-10 



57*99 



5869 



59^6 



