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(b) Feeding Trials. — Two bullocks, which consumed on an 
average per head daily the usual amount of cake and corn, and 
52 lbs of oat-silage, were tried in the open yard against 2 others 
receiving cake and meal, 45 lbs. of swedes, and y§ lbs, of straw- 
chaff. The silage-fed animals drank each daily about 28^ lbs. 
of water, the root-fed ones 13^ lbs. only. It should be men- 
tioned that in previous experiments, bullocks kept out in the 
yard had done as well as those in the boxes. 
The experiment lasted from December 21st to March 13th, 
the weights being : — 
Receiving Oat Silage. 
l^otal gain in 
live-weight 
in 82 days. 
Dec. 21. 
Feb. I. 
Feb. 13. 
March 13. 
No. 13 .. .. 
No. 14 .. .. 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
10 1 25 
11 0 20 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
10 3 21 
11 2 26 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
11 0 24 
11 3 27 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
11 3 12 
12 2 16 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
1 1 15 
1 1 24 
21 2 17 
22 2 19 
23 0 23 
24 2 0 
2 3 11 
Receiving Roots and Straw-chaff. 
Total gain in 
live-weight 
in 82 days. 
Dec. 21. 
Feb. 1. 
Feb. 13. 
March 13. 
No. 15 .. .. 
No. 16 .. .. 
cwts. qrs. lbs, 
10 2 16 
10 2 16 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
n 0 16 
10 3 8 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
11 1 11 
10 3 14 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
11 3 15 
11 1 14 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
1 0 27 
0 2 26 
21 1 4 
21 3 24 
22 0 25 
23 1 1 
1 3 25 
Gain per head per day with Oat Silapie .. .. neaiiy 2 lbs. 
„ „ Eoots and Straw-chaff .. .. 1\ „ 
From February 13th to March 13th a similar experiment 
was tried; the two bullocks, 9 and 10, which had been in 
the shed eating sweet grass silage, having now consumed it 
all, were at liberty, and to these oat silage was given, bullocks 
11 and 12 still having roots, but now straw chaff was given 
in place of hay. 
This interim experiment continued from February 13th to 
March 13th. About 41 lbs. of oat silage having been eaten per 
head daily, and 32 lbs. of water drunk, as against 8 lbs. of straw 
chaff, 45 lbs. of roots, and 12 lbs. of water, — the weights were : 
