62 Experiments on the Comparative Fattening Qualities 
Table XII. 
Weights Alivt 
Sheep. 
Increase per Head, 
including Wool, 
in 20 Weelvs. 
Wool per Head, 
Original Weight, 
December 2nd, 1852. 
Final Live Weight 
without Wool. 
Nos. 
Sliorn April 7. 
Not Fasted. 
Leices- 
bred 
fl otliore. 
Ired 
Ewes. 
Leices- 
ters. 
Cross- 
bred 
Wi'thcrs . 
Cross- 
bred 
Ewes. 
Leices- 
ters. 
Cross- 
bred 
Wethers. 
Cross- 
bred 
Ewes. 
Leices- 
ters. 
Cro.ss- 
bred 
Wethers. 
Cross- 
bred 
Ewes. 
Leices- 
ters. 
Cross- 
bred 
Wethers. 
Cross- 
bred 
Ewes. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
3 
35 
66 4 
56 12 
10 4 
8 12 
88 0 
175 0 
136 0 
136 0 
14 
15 
6 
62 12 
56 0 
8 12 
7 0 
93 0 
175 0 
142 0 
135 0 
11 
17 
9 
55 10 
10 0 
7 10 
99 0 
169 0 
147 0 
139 0 
8 
12 
1 
53 12 
49 4 
10 0 
6 12 
102 0 
154 0 
149 0 
133 0 
Mean of the 4 largest . 
61 12 
55 8i 
52 13i 
9 12 
7 m 
7 51 
116 4 
95 8 
90 4 
168 4 
143 8 
135 12 
30 
38 
31 0 
36 13 
1 34 12 
6 0 
5 13 
6 12 
96 0 
91 0 
90 0 
121 0 
122 0 
118 0 
23 
30 
21 
31 9 
36 6 
33 8 
8 9 
5 6 
5 8 
92 0 
88 0 
91 0 
115 0 
119 0 
119 0 
32 
8 
14 
25 12 
34 8 
33 6 
9 12 
7 8 
0 6 
93 0 
100 0 
92 0 
109 0 
127 0 
119 0 
35 
35 
12 
23 11 
33 7 
29 7 
6 11 
6 7 
6 7 
84 0 
98 0 
89 0 
101 0 
125 0 
112 0 
Mean of the 4 smallest 
28 0 
35 4i 
32 121 
7 12 
6 4.t 
6 4i 
91 4 
94 4 
90 8 
111 8 
123 4 
117 0 
12 
G 
19 
46 3 
45 12 
43 10 
8 3 
4 12 
7 10 
114 0 
95 0 
86 0 
152 0 
136 0 
122 0 
28 
20 
23 
45 14 
45 4 
43 8 
6 14 
5 4 
6 8 
100 0 
102 0 
98 0 
139 0 
142 0 
135 0 
36 
33 
4 
45 7 
44 12 
43 8 
8 7 
6 12 
7 8 
89 0 
88 0 
86 0 
126 0 
126 0 
122 0 
17 
20 
10 
45 5 
44 9 
42 10 
8 3 
6 9 
5 10 
105 0 
98 0 
98 0 
142 0 
136 0 
135 0 
3 
11 
15 
44 2 
44 8 
42 3 
9 2 
5 8 
7 3 
105 0 
101 0 
87 0 
140 0 
140 0 
122 0 
10 
5 
26 
43 4 
44 5 
41 12 
7 4 
8 5 
7 12 
95 0 
89 0 
96 0 
131 0 
125 0 
130 0 
18 
19 
40 
41 10 
43 13 
41 0 
0 10 
6 13 
6 6 
105 0 
96 0 
91 0 
140 0 
133 0 
126 0 
40 
14 
2 
41 8 
42 8 
41 4 
0 8 
6 8 
8 4 
91 0 
100 0 
92 0 
126 0 
136 0 
125 0 
Mean of the 8 medium 
44 2i 
44 7 
42 1i 
7 lOi 
6 5 
7 1* 
100 8 
9fi 2 
91 12 
137 0 
134 4 
127 2 
Summary. i 
Mean of the 4 largest . 
61 12 
55 Si 
52 134 
9 12 
7 81 
7 51 
116 4 
95 8 
90 4 
168 4 
143 8 
135 12' 
Mean of the 4 smallest 
28 0 
35 4i 
32 12i 
7 12 
6 41 
G 4i 
91 4 
94 4 
90 8 
111 8 
123 4 
117 C 
Mean of the 8 medium 
44 2i 
44 7 
42 71 
7 101 
6 5 
7 1{ 
100 8 
96 2 
91 12 
137 0 
134 4 
127 S ' 
Mean of 16 killed . . 
44 Si 
44 14i 
42 lOi 
8 3 
6 9j 
6 151 
102 2 
95 8 
91 1 
138 7 
133 121 
126 15 
Mean of the 40 Slieep . 
44 9 
44 8 
42 8 
8 2t 
6 7 
7 3i 
101 5 j 
95 H 
91 4 
137 12 
133 3 
126 ( 
