in the mnier of 1885-S6. 517 
experiment continued until the first period of 33 days was 
over, when the sheep were weighed as follows : — 
Table II. — Weights of the Five Pens of Sheep after the Fikst 
Period of 33 Days, December 3, 1885, to January G, 18S6. 
Pen I. 
Linseed Cake. 
Pen II. 
Linseed Cake 
and Cotton 
Cake. 
Pen III. 
A\'heat Meal. 
Pen IV. 
Crushed Oats 
and Barley 
JItal. 
Pen V. 
Crushed Oats 
and Split 
Beans. 
■ 
Weights of Sheep . . 
Total weight of 81 
Sheep on Jan. 5,> 
1886 1 
Total weight of 81 
Sheep on Dee. 3,> 
1885 ) 
Gain in live weightl 
in 33 days .. ..J 
- lbs 
Daily increase per heac 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
10 2 
1 0 13 
1 0 20 
3 26 
10 7 
1 1 19 
1 1 2 
1 n iQ 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
10 1 
1 0 14 
1 0 19 
1 0 12 
1 0 20 
10 8 
1 0 19 
1 n 1Q 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
119 
110 
1 0 21 
1 0 19 
1 0 17 
1 0 12 
3 22 
10 4 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
114 
115 
1 0 10 
10 2 
3 17 
1 0 23 
1 0 17 
1 1 11 
ewts. ors.lbs. 
10 0 
1 0 23 
110 
1 0 16 
1 0 14 
1 0 14 
1 1 12 
1 A Q 
1 IF o 
9 0 24 
8 0 20i 
9 0 0 
8 0 191 
9 0 20 
8 0 20i 
9 15 
8 0 201 
9 13 
8 0 211 
1 0 3i 
3 8| 
3 27i 
1 0 12f 
1 0 9| 
115| 
7 oz. 
5'6 oz. 
Uli i 124f 
j 6 • 7 oz. 1 7 • 6 oz. 
. 121| 
7-4 oz. 
It will be noticed that, though Pen III. (wheat-meal) did not 
take very kindly to their food, the increase in their live-weight 
was very satisfactory, being but little behind that due to linseed- 
cake. Oats and barley -meal gave the highest return, and the 
lowest was got with linseed-cake and undecorticated cotton- 
cake. 
The food consumed for all the above pens was, on an average, 
per head daily : — Swedes, 20 lbs. ; hay, J lb. ; additional arti- 
ficial food, ^ lb. 
The second period was commenced on January 6th, 1886, the 
quantity of additional food being increased to f lb., except in 
the case of Pen III., in which the sheep did not clean up their 
daily allowance of ^ lb. each of wheat-meal. 
At the suggestion of Mr. Charles Howard, who visited the 
farm about this time, whole wheat was tried instead of wheat- 
meal, Mr. Howard having noticed that the wheat-meal seemed 
to hang very much about the jaws of the sheep. The change 
was accordingly made, and the effect was very remarkable ; for 
