Report on Bullock-feeding Experiments at Woburn. 401 
Return of Foods consumed during First Period of 40 Days. 
Lot 1 (6 beasts) 
1 Lot 2 (6 beasts) 
Lot 3 (3 beasts) 

Total 
Average 
Total 
Average 
Total 
Average 
weight con- 
per 
1 weight con- 
per 
weight con- 
per 
slimed during 
sumed during 
40 days 
daily 
40 days 
daily 
40 days 
daily 
cwt qrs. !b. 
lb. 
cwt. qrs. lb. 
lb. 
cwt. qrs. lb. 
lb. 
Swedes .... 
86 3 4 
40-50 
92 0 16 
4300 
49 0 0 
45 73 
1244 
30 2 22 
1432 
17 1 0 
16-10 
Linseed cake . 
and decortica- '■ 
15 3 12 
7-40 
7 3 20 
3-70 
ted cotton cake ) 
Water .... 
115 3 0 
54 01 
103 2 0 
48-30 
33 2 14 
3138 
The bullocks were weighed again on March 21 ; their weights and 
the quantity of food consumed are shown in Table II. 
Table II. — Second Period of 41 Days — Feb. 8 to March 21. 
Lot 1. 
No. 
Weight on 
Feb. 8, 1890 
Weight on 
March 21, 1890 
Gain during 
41 days 
Gain 
per day 
cwt. qrs 
lb. 
cwt. 
qrs. 
lb. 
cwt. 
qrs. 
lb. 
lb. 
11 
1 
4 
11 
3 
25 
0 
2 
21 
1-87 
12 
1 
18 
13 
2 
4 
1 
0 
14 
307 
10 
2 
0 
11 
2 
16 
I 
0 
16 
312 
SIS 
12 
1 
24 
13 
1 
15 
0 
3 
19 
2-51 
(15 
10 
2 
0 
12 
0 
0 
1 
2 
0 
409 
•=£116 
11 
1 
7 
12 
2 
16 
1 
1 
9 
3-63 
Total . 
68 
I 
25 
75 
0 
20 
6 
2 
23 
- 
Average gain per head daily of Lot 1 : 3-05 lbs. 
Lot 2. 
Average gain per head daily of Lot 3 : 2 06 Ih. 
12 0 6 
12 3 17 
0 
3 
11 
2-31 
if 6 
10 2 10 
11 1 25 
0 
3 
15 
2-41 
11 3 8 
12 2 1 
0 
0 
21 
1-87 
SI? 
11 1 15 
12 0 10 
0 
q 
23 
1-92 
11 0 14 
12 0 21 
1 
0 
7 
2-90 
-US 
10 0 8 
11 2 3 
1 
1 
23 
3-97 
Total . 
67 o 5 
72 2 21 
5 
2 
16 
Average gain per head daily of Lot 
2 : 2-56 lb. 
Lot 3. 
9 
10 1 21 
11 1 19 
0 
3 
26 
2-68 
10 
11 O 11 
11 3 17 
0 
3 
6 
219 
11 
9 3 9 
10 1 17 
0 
1 
26 
1-31 
Total . 
31 I 13 
33 2 15 
2 
1 
2 
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