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and 5, tlio Lincolnshire and Shiopsliire Downs, had quite bared 
their ground, proving themselves like the BanfFshires, great 
consumers, whilst the feed assigned to No. 4, the South Downs, 
AVas so good that it might have carried three if not four more 
sheep. No. 7, the Leicestcrs, had eaten close, and No. 8, the 
Cotswolds, not quite so close. 
During the interregnum from October 4 to November 5, the 
following results were ascertained, which, though not part of the 
direct experiments, have an interest of their own, and give com- 
pleteness to the investigation. 
It was ascertained by weighing that in this interval — 
St. lbs 
The Cross from the Teeswater 
gained 2 2 
The North sheep gained 5 1 
The Lincohis „ 3 6 
The Shropshire Downs gained 
The Leiccstei's ,, 
The Cotswolds „ 
The South Downs lost 
lljs. 
6 
13 
8 
11 
The sheep when purchased were shearlings, and had gene- 
rally been fed upon swede turnips. The Lincolns were of the 
improved breed, a combination of Lincoln and Leicester blood. 
The following table gives the results of the second part of the 
experiment : — 
Descripl ion 
or Class of Sheep. 
Live 
Weight of 
six W ether 
Slieep when 
Sliorn on 
tlie 
25th Fe- 
bruary. 
18ti2. 
Weight 
of Mut- 
ton when 
Slaugli- 
tered- 
Weight 
(if 
Tallow. 
Weiijht 
of 
Wool. 
Weight 
of 
Pelts. 
Weights gained during the 
time of Feeding, from 
the nth November, 1861, 
to the 14th February, 1862. 
In Live 
\\c-ight. 
In 
Mutton. 
In 
Wool. 
Lot. 
1. The Cross from 1 
the Teeswater j 
2. North Sheep . . 
3. Lincolns . . . 
4. youtli Downs 
5. Shropshire Downs 
6. Leicesters . . . 
T. Cotswolds . . . 
St. lbs. 
65 3 
83 12 
92 1 
71 0 
85 6 
80 9 
76 5 
St. lbs. 
53 1 
53 12 
53 12 
47 7 
63 1 
53 4 
47 6 
lbs. 
106 
96 
lOo 
97 b 
103 
9l>i 
79 
lbs. 
43 
43* 
r.« 
28 
4-'i 
44 
54 
lbs. 
85 
83 
103 
65 i 
91 
7Bt 
90 
St. Ibs- 
13 7 
12 11 
16 1 
11 13 
15 11 
14 10 
12 6 
St. lbs. 
8 6 
8 3 
10 7 
8 0 
9 12 
9 10 
7 U 
lbs. ozs. 
14 5 
14 8 
22 0 
9 5 
14 3 
M 11 
16 0 
Description 
or Class of Slieep. 
Value of the preceding 
Mutton and Wool. 
Of the Mutton. 
Price 
per 
lb. 
1. The Cross from 1 
the Teeswater / 
2. North Sheep . . 
o. Lincolns . . . 
4. South Downs 
5. Shropshire Downs 
6. Leicesters . . . 
7. Cotswolds . . . 
£. s. d. 
2 19 0 
2 17 6 
3 10 .5 i 
3 0 8 
3 11 Wi 
3 5 2 
2 14 6 
Of the Wool. 
Price 
per 
lb. 
food con- 
sumed during 
the preced- 
ing time of 
deeding. 
Swe- 
dish 
Tur- 
nips. 
£. s. 
1 1 
1 1 1? 
1 13 0 
0 13 2i 
1 0 7 
1 2 0 
1 7 0 
stones 
978 
914 
936 
6K4 
924 
877 
926 
Lin- 
seed- 
calie. 
lbs. 
30O 
300 
363 
300 
HOO 
300 
300 
Value 
of the 
Food, 
calcu- 
lating 
Turnip's 
at 6s. ad. 
per Ton, 
and 
Linseed- 
cake at 
loi. 10s. 
£. s. 
3 8 
3 6 
3 13 
2 16 
3 6 
3 4 
3 B 
Value 
of the 
Mutton 
ami Wool 
added 
together. 
£. s. d. 
4 0 6 
3 18 7i 
5 3 5t 
3 13 lOJ 
4 12 6i 
4 7 2 
4 16 
Value of 
tlie Foo(l 
deducted 
from tlie 
Value 
of the 
Mutton 
and 
Wool, 
showmg 
tlie 
relative 
Value 
that one 
class of 
Sheep 
bears to 
another. 
£. s. 
0 11 
0 12 
1 10 
0 17 
1 5 lOf 
1 2 0 
0 14 9i 
3 
