402 Report on Bullock-feeding Experiments at Woburn. 
Return of Foods consumed during Second Period of 41 Days. 

Lot 1 (6 beasts) 
Lot 2 (6 beasts) 
Lot 3 (6 beasts) 
lOull weight 
consumed 
during 
41 days 
Average 
per 
daily 
-Lotal weight 
consumed 
during 
41 days 
Average 
per 
daily 
i ouu \\ eignt 
consumed 
during 
41 days 
Average 
per 
daily 
cwt. qrs. lb. 
lb. 
cwt. qrs. lb. 
lb. 
cwt. qrs. lb. 
lb. 
Swedes .... 
87 3 12 
4000 
98 3 10 
45 00 
54 3 18 
5000 
Hay 
31 0 19 
14-19 
34 2 9 
15-74 
18 3 24 
17-26 
Linseed cake^ 
and decortica- I 
19 2 24 
897 
9 3 12 
4-48 
ted cotton cake) 
Water .... 
130 3 0 
59-52 
117 2 0 
53-49 
37 1 0 
33-91 
At the commencement of the third period mangel was substi- 
tuted for swedes, the latter having been all consumed. 
Table III. gives the weights of the bullocks on April 19, the 
practical conclusion of the experiment. 
Table. III.— Third Period of 29 days, March 21 to April 19. 
Lot 1. 
No. 
Weight on March 21 
Weight on April 19 
Gain during 29 days 
Gain 
per day 
cwt. 
qrs 
lb. 
cwt. 
qrs. 
lb. 
cwt. qrs. 
lb. 
lb. 
11 
3 
25 
12 
2 
20 
0 2 
23 
2-72 
[J 
13 
2 
4 
14 
0 
2 
0 1 
26 
1-86 
!l 
11 
2 
16 
12 
0 
18 
0 2 
2 
20 
,1 
13 
1 
15 
14 
0 
2 
0 2 
15 
2-45 
15 
12 
0 
0 
12 
1 
11 
0 1 
11 
1-34 
16 
12 
2 
16 
13 
1 
14 
0 2 
26 
2-83 
Total . 
75 
o 
20 
78 
2 
II 
3 I 
19 
^ v» 1 
Average gain per head per day of Lot 1 : 2 20 lb. 
Lot 2. 
12 3 17 
13 1 
11 
0 1 
22 
1 72 
<l 
11 1 25 
11 3 
4 
0 1 
7 
' 1-21 
II 
7 
12 2 1 
13 0 
7 
0 2 
6 
2 14 
, 8 
12 0 10 
12 2 
24 
0 2 
11 
2 41 
13 
12 0 21 
12 2 
0 
0 1 
7 
121 
all 
14 
11 2 3 
11 3 
7 
0 1 
4 
110 
Total . 
72 2 21 
75 0 
25 
2 2 
4 
Average gain per head per day of Lot 2: 1-63 lb. 
Lot 3. 
9 
11 1 19 
11 1 
18 
loss 
1 
10 
11 3 17 
12 0 
0 
gain 1 1 
•38 
11 
10 1 7 
10 1 
8 
1 
Total . 
33 2 '5 
33 2 
26 
0 0 
1 1 
