of different Breeds of Sheep. 
73 
Taule XIX. 
General Summary of Experiments with Hampshire and Sussex Downs, (,'otswolJs, 
Leicesters, Cross-bred Wethers, and Cross-bred Ewes. 
PARTICULARS. 
40 
Hants. 
Nov. 1850, 
to 
May, 16'51, 
40 
Sussex. 
Nov. 1850, 
to 
May, 1651, 
46 
Cotswolds. 
Dec. 1851, 
to 
April, 1852. 
40 
Leicesters. 
Dec. 1852, 
to 
April, 1853, 
40 
Cross-bred 
Wethers. 
Dec. 1852, 
to 
April, 1853, 
40 
Cross-bred 
Ewes. 
Dec. 1852, 
to 
April, 1853, 
26 
Weeks. 
26 
Weeks. 
20 
Weeks. 
20 
Weeks. 
20 
Weeks. 
20 
Weeks. 
Average weight perliead when put irp 
lbs. oz. 
113 7 
lbs. oz. 
88 0 
lbs. oz. 
119 13 
lbs. oz. 
101 5 
lbs. oz. 
95 1 
lbs. oz. 
91 4 
, ,, whenfat(in-l 
eluding Wool) . . . / 
140 12 
183 7 
133 1 2 
Total increase per head 
69 10 
52 12 
63 10 
44 9 
44 8 
42 8 
, , Increase per head Weekly . 
2 105 
2 Ot 
3 2} 
2 3i 
2 31 
2 2 
,, Weekly increase per 100 lbs. \ 
live weiglit . . . . / 
1 12J 
1 12i 
2 1 
1 12} 
1 Mt 
1 14 
/Oil-Cake . 
Average Food consumed J r\nvo>-vlnv 
per liead Weekly . . j 
(.Swedes 
7 lr;i- 
7 0 
106 3i 
6 01- 
5 12i 
77 12i 
8 1 
6 14i 
113 4 
5 14 
5 9^ 
83 13 
5 11 
5 9i 
62 M 
5 Oi 
5 5 
78 0 
(• Oil-Cake . 
Average Food consumed 1 
Weekly per 100 lbs. live < Clover-IIay 
weight of animal . , | 
\ Swedes 
5 4i 
4 Ui 
71 lot 
5 4i 
5 Oi 
68 Oi 
5 3i 
4 7i 
73 ei 
4 12 
4 8i 
67 13 
5 0 
4 121 
70 10 
4 15i 
4 Hi 
69 5i 
/Oil-Cake . 
Food consumed to pro- 1 
duce 100 lbs. increase ol < Clover-Hay 
live weiglit of animal . | 
I Swedes 
291 9> 
261 6J 
3,966 12 
297 6i 
285 7 
3,835 12 
253 lOi 
216 Hi 
3,557 8 
263 13i 
251 4i 
3,761 0 
2G4 41 
251 103 
3,725 4 
263 Si 
250 5i 
3.671 0 
Average Wool per head 
6 4 
5 10 
9 41 
8 2i 
6 7 
7 3i 
Average Wool per 100 lbs. live weight 1 
of animal when shorn . . ./ 
3-77 
4-57 
•5-44 
4- CO 
5-40 
Average 
Dead or 
Carcass 
Weights ' 
(in stones 
of 8 lbs.) 
Weights 
taken at < 
Home. 
" Of the 4 of larg- ) 
est and 4 of [ 
smallest In- ( 
crease . . ' 
Of the 8 of me-l 
dium Increase/ 
St. lbs. 
12 6i 
12 4i 
st. lbs. 
9 4 
9 5i 
St. lbs. 
12 61- 
12 3i 
St. lbs. 
9 4i 
9 4 
St. lbs. 
9 11 
9 2} 
St. lbs. 
8 a 
8 6i 
Ofthe 16 killed* 
12 3i 
9 5i 
12 5 
9 4i 
9 2 
n 6 
Weights 
allowed 
at 
Newgate 
. Market. 
Ofthe4of larg-l 
gest and 4 of 1 
smallest In- ( 
crease . . . ' 
Of the R of me- ] 
dium Increase J 
12 4 
12 2 
9 2 
9 4i 
9 2i 
9 2.1 
8 7 
9 01 
8 3i 
8 4 
Ofthe 16 killed 
12 3 
9 3 1 
12 2 
9 2i 
8 7i 8 3i 
Proportion of ( Of"* °^ ^-^rgest Increase 
Carcass in 1 ri*- j <? n 4. r 
100 lbs. of J *Jf ■* of smallest Increase 
the orois, or jr»fo r i- t 
unfasted j *-*f » of mednim Increase 
live weight ( Of Total 16 killed . . 
55- 9 
.')C-4 
56- 8 
57-2 
56- 1 
57- 4 
59-1 
57-4 
57-8 
56-2 
51-9 
55-4 
56-4 
53-2 
55-7 
55"0 
55-1 
55-3 
5r,-7 j 57'0 
58-0 
54-7 
55-3 j 
oj'2 
i 1 
* In the case of the Cotswolds, all 
largest, the 5 of smallest, and the 10 
the case of all the other breeds. 
the averages in this Table are calculated from the results of the 5 of 
of medium increase — in all 20 killed, instead of only 16 killed, as in 
