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Feeding Cattle on Turnips. 
weighed, the different kinds as well as the soils and turnips 
have been analysed by Professor Hodges, of Queen's College, 
Belfast. The lots were all a good braird on the 18th June, 
and were singled 12 inches apart on the 12th July, at which 
date lots Nos. 1 and 2 were rather in advance of lots Nos. 3 and 4 ; 
by the 1st August lot No. 2 appeared rather in advance of 
lot No. 1, both lots looking well ; lot No. 3 decidedly behind in 
appearance ; lot No. 4 inferior to Nos. 1 and 2, but superior to 
No. 3 ; by October No. 1 appeared to take the lead. No. 2 
nearly equal, No. 4 next, and No. 3 greatly behind in appearance. 
The season of 1853 having been very unfavourable for turnips in 
Ireland, consequently the produce of these 4 acres is much under 
our average weight of turnips in ordinary seasons. The cattle 
for this experiment were 12 heifers, half-bred short horns, 2^ 
years old, which were purchased at Carlingston Bridge Fair, 
County Meath, on the 19th November, 1853, at 11/. each; they 
were home here on the 21st, and were turned into a grass field 
and had a few turnips given them daily ; on the 2nd December 
they were put into a very good, well-constructed feeding house, 
with stalls for 12 head, and allowed Swedish turnips, hay, and 
straw ; they having been all accustomed to turnips, they all com- 
menced to feed well ; thus every precaution was taken to give 
them a fair trial when the experiment would commence. On 
the 12th December I had the 12 heifei's divided into 4 lots, of 3 
in each lot, had them numbered, and each animal weighed, the 
gross weight of each lot being nearly equal, as will be observed 
by the following Table : — 
Table showing the Live Weights of 12 Heifers fed on Turnips grown on 
difterent Manures during a period of ] 32 Days. 
Live 
Weight of 
3 Heifers 
on tlie 
12tli Dec. 
Live 
Weight of 
3 Heifers 
on the 
Uth Feb. 
Live 
Weight of 
3 Heifers 
on the 
24th April. 
Increase 
of Live 
Weight 
during 
132 Days. 
Qijantity 
of Turnips 
used liy 
each Lot. 
Quantity 
of Turnips 
used by 
each 
Heiter 
per Day. 
Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
Cwt. qrs. lbs. 'Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
27 1 7 
31 2 0 
33 2 0 
8 0 21 
237 0 0 
0 2 U 
26 2 14 
29 3 0 
32 3 0 
6 0 14 
219 1 0 
0 2 6 
26 2 14 
29 2 0 
33 1 14 
6 3 0 
226 1 7 
0 2 8 
27 2 21 
31 0 7 
34 3 0 
7 0 7 
222 3 0 
0 2 7 
Description of Food. 
Lot 1.— Fed on Turnips | 
grown with Farmyard > 
Manure . . . . | 
Lot 2. — Fed on Turnips 
grown witii Farmyard 
Manure and Guano . 
Lot 3. — Fed on Turnips \ 
grown with Guano . ) 
Lot 4. — Fed on Turnips ] 
grown with Farmyard > 
Manure and Bones , I 
On the 16th December portions of each lot of turnips were 
lifted and well cleaned of tops, roots, and clay, and carted home, 
weighed and put up in the separate lots for the cattle, and on 
