60 Experimciiis on the Comparative Fattening Qualities 
Table XI. 
Average Incrcasp per Ili^ad, 
including Wool. 
Avcrajo Woul pnr Head 
(Shorn April 7). 
Lelcesters. 
Crossbred 
Wethers. 
Cross-bred 
Ewes. 
Leicesters. 
Cross-lired 
Wethers. 
Cross-bred 
Ewes. 
Mean of IG killed atl 
Mean of IG sold alive ' 
Mean of 8 to be fed tilll 
Cliristmas J 
lbs. ozs. 
44 8J 
44 5 
44 11 
lbs. ozs. 
44 14^ 
44 9i 
43 8i 
lbs. ozs. 
42 lOi 
42 4 
42 11| 
lbs. ozs. 
8 3 
8 1 
8 3 
lbs. ozs. 
6 9J 
G lOA 
5 10^ 
lbs. ozs. 
G 15i 
7 8i 
7 3i 
Mean of 4U Sheep 
44 9 
44 8 
42 8 
8 21 
7 3^ 
Average Original Weight, 
Dec. 2, 1852. 
Average Final Weidit, 
April 21, 1853 (without Wool). ' 
Leicesters. 
Cross-bred 
Wethers. 
Cross-bred 
Ewes. 
Leicesters. 
Cross-bred 
Wethers. 
Cross-bred 
Ewes. 
Mean of IG killed at") 
Mean of 16 sold alive 
Mean of 8 to be fed till"! 
Christmas / 
lbs. ozs. 
102 2 
102 5 
97 12 
lbs. ozs. 
95 8 
96 2 
92 4 
lbs. ozs. 
91 1 
91 14 
90 6 
lbs. ozs. 
138 7 
138 13 
134 4 
lbs. ozs. 
133 12i 
134 1 
130 2 
lbs. ozs. 
126 12 
126 10 
125 12 
Mean of 40 Sheep 
101 5 
95 1^ 
91 4 
137 12 
133 3 
126 8 
The following Table (XII.) gives the dead-iccif/lits, &c., of the 
slieep killed at home, by the side of some particulars of them 
whilst alive. And we have, especially in the summary given 
at the foot of the Table, the means of comparing the state of 
maturity and quality as meat-producers, both of the lots of dif- 
ferent rates of increase within each breed, and of the average of 
the whole 16 of each killed. (^Sce pp. 62, 63.) 
The construction of this Table (XII.) is designed to show the 
connection between the tendency to rapid increase and other 
particulars of the sheep Avhilst alive, on the one hand, and those 
ascertained on killing them, on the other. The first observation 
that occurs on looking at the Table is that which has been made 
in reference to other breeds — viz., that theie is among animals 
of pretty equal increase great diversity in other qualities. This 
is not, however, either equally marked with these three lots of 
sheep, or in relation to all the qualities indicated in the Table. 
Thus, in each of the three lots, the animals brought together 
as having increased nearly erjually show a considerable diversity 
in amount of wool, in original weight, in final weight ; also, 
pretty generally, in actual carcass-weight, in proportion of 
