50 Experiments on the Comparative Fattening Qualities 
Table II, 
Increase, &c., of each of the Cross-bred Wetlicrs. 
Sheep. 
Nos. 
Weiglits 
at 
com- 
mence- 
ment, 
Dec. 2. 
, Increase 
in 4 
Weeks 
to 
Dec. 30. 
Increase 
in 4 
Weeks 
to 
Jan. 27. 
Increase 
in 4 
Weeks 
to 
Feb. 24. 
Increase 
in 4 
Weeks 
to 
Mar. 24. 
Wool 
Shorn, 
April 7. 
Increase 
(includ- 
ing 
Wool) 
in 4 
Weeks 
to 
Apr. 81. 
Total 
Increa-^e 
(includ- 
ing 
Wool) 
in 20 
Weeks. 
Final 
Weifrht 
with 
Wool. 
Final 
Weight 
witliout 
Wool. 
.\vordge 
Licrease 
per 
head 
per 
Week. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
8 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
Ifi 
17 
18 
]» 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 
41 
Ills. 
!il 
nj 
S8 
89 
95 
89 
100 
9(; 
!H 
loi 
102 
104 
100 
M 
9.! 
09 
101 
96 
98 
95 
96 
94 
100 
98 
102 
100 
98 
87 
81 
98 
88 
86 
98 
91 
S6 
!I8 
98 
91 
95 
lbs. 
9 
13 
11 
9 
9 
12 
9 
6 
9 
8 
11 
10 
6 
12 
11 
9 
9 
13 
6 
.1 
9 
10 
8 
10 
14 
10 
10 
5 
9 
8 
(i 
12 
6 
6 
12 
9 
6 
lbs. 
8 
7 
11 
8 
9 
5 
4 
2 
9 
9 
4 
8 
5 
0 
10 
9 
8 
C 
10 
s 
7 
5 
8 
6 
4 
'J 
5 
11 
8 
10 
7 
12 
5 
7 
4 
7 
lbs. 
9 
11 
10 
7 
7 
11 
12 
10 
11 
6 
15 
7 
10 
12 
12 
11 
5 
10 
10 
4 
9 
10 
12 
10 
] J 
7 
10 
8 
7 
12 
11 
9 
9 
10 
12 
10 
12 
9 
8 
lbs. 
11 
14 
13 
12 
12 
33 
8 
11 
14 
8 
14 
15 
11 
13 
14 
14 
16 
15 
n 
11 
8 
13 
8 
12 
15 
12 
11 
14 
10 
12 
12 
11 
13 
11 
10 
11 
14 
10 
12 
10 
lbs. 07.S. 
5 8 
5 7 
8 12 
5 10 
8 5 
4 12 
5 7 
7 8 
7 12 
(i 15 
6 8 
e 12 
6 11 
6 8 
7 0 
6 0 
7 10 
5 7 
6 13 
6 9 
fi 2 
5 9 
6 13 
6 10 
7 14 
5 4 
6 2 
4 4 
6 4 
5 6 
7 0 
6 12 
6 7 
6 7 
5 13 
6 14 
6 12 
5 12 
6 0 
8 3 
lbs. ozs. 
10 8 
7 7 
11 12 
6 10 
7 a 
4 12 
5 7 
5 8 
6 12 
G 15 
9 8 
5 12 
■ 8 11 
7 8 
9 0 
9 0 
11 10 
1 7 
6 13 
12 9 
9 2 
5 9 
5 13 
8 10 
5 14 
5 4 
6 2 
7 4 
7 4 
5 6 
7 0 
9 12 
6 7 
8 7 
5 13 
6 14 
10 12 
2 12 
2 0 
7 3 
lbs. ozs. 
47 8 
52 7 
56 12 
42 10 
44 5 
45 12 
42 7 
34 8 
49 12 
38 15 
44 8 
53 12 
.■17 11 
42 8 
56 0 
53 0 
65 10 
40 7 
43 13 
44 9 
37 2 
42 9 
39 13 
48 10 
48 14 
45 4 
39 2 
47 4 
42 4 
36 6 
49 0 
44 12 
52 7 
33 7 
36 13 
42 14 
48 12 
40 12 
39 0 
38 3 
lbs. ozs. 
138 8 
147 7 
144 12 
135 10 
133 5 
140 12 
131 7 
134 8 
145 12 
132 15 
145 8 
155 12 
141 11 
142 8 
149 0 
146 0 
1,54 10 
141 7 
139 13 
142 9 
132 2 
138 9 
133 13 
148 10 
146 14 
147 4 
139 2 
145 4 
129 4 
124 6 
147 0 
132 12 
138 7 
131 7 
127 13 
128 14 
146 12 
1:18 12 
130 0 
133 3 
lbs. 
133 
142 
136 
130 
125 
13fi 
126 
127 
138 
126 
140 
149 
135 
136 
142 
140 
147 
136 
133 
136 
126 
133 
127 
142 
139 
142 
133 
141 
123 
119 
140 
126 
132 
125 
122 
122 
140 
133 
124 
125 
lbs. ozs. 
2 6 
2 10 
2 13 
2 2 
2 3 
2 4 
2 2 
1 11 
2 8 
1 15 
2 3 
2 11 
1 14 
2 2 
2 12 
2 10 
2 12 
2 0 
2 3 
2 4 
1 13 
2 2 
1 15 
2 7 
2 7 
2 4 
1 15 
2 6 
2 2 
1 13 
2 7 
2 4 
2 10 
1 11 
1 13 
2 2 
2 7 
2 0 
1 15 
1 14 
Totals 
3804 
350 
27G 
o83 
479 
257 2 
292 2 
1780 2 
55S4 2 
5327 
88 8 
Means, 
and 
Average 
Weekly 
Gain 
per 
.Head 
during 
eAch 
Period. 
Mean 
per 
Head. 
Me:in 
per 
Head. 
Mean 
per 
Head. 
Mean 
per 
Head. 
Mean 
per 
Head. 
lbs. oz. 
95 \i 
lbs. ozs. 
2 3 
lbs. 07.S. 
1 Hi 
lbs. 07.S. 
2 6 
lbs. ozs. 
3 0 
lbs. 07.S. 
6 7 
lbs. 07.S. 
I 13.i 
lbs. ozs. 
44 8 
lbs. ois. 
139 9* 
lbs. 07.S. 
133 3 
lbs. ozs. 
2 3i 
