Feeding Cattle on Turnips. 
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the 2nd and 3rd February the Avhole of the 4 lots were lifted, 
carted home, and wei<?hed. The weights of well cleaned sound 
bulbs were as follows, viz. : — 
Tons. Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
Lot No. 1, with 24 tons Farmyard Manure produced of 
Bulbs 18 3 0 14 
Lot No. 2, with 12 tons Farmyard Manure and 2^ cwt. 
Peruvian Guano produced of Bulbs . . .. 17 14 3 0 
; Lot No. 3, with 5 cwt. Peruvian Guano produced of 
Bulbs 12 8 1 0 
Lot No. 4, with 12 tons Farmyard Manure and 12 
bushels Bones produced of Bulbs .. ..16 0 0 14 
The above lots were kept entirely separate from any other 
turnips, and in charge of a man who did not feed the heifers, but 
whose duty it was to have the daily allowance of each separate 
lot cut, and put into their respective places, so as no mistake 
could occur with the feeding. I may here remark, that during 
the experiment the heifers all fed remarkably well, and were 
very healthy. They were fed three times a-day ; at 5 o'clock in 
the morning they got one-third of their turnips; having finished 
them, they got each 4 lbs. hay; at 10 o'clock forenoon they got 
the same, and at 3 o'clock afternoon they got the remaining 
third of the turnips, and 6 lbs. oat-straw each ; after each feed 
the house was well cleaned, and their beds made up with dry 
straw ; at the forenoon feed the cattle were well cleaned with 
comb and brush ; the appointed times of feeding were strictly 
attended to, and nothing allowed to disturb them from rest 
except at their regular feeding times. 
At the end of the experiment the 12 heifers were sold to 
Mr. Thomas Gaffikin, butcher, Belfast, at 18Z. each. It will be 
observed that these heifers were purchased on the 19th Novem- 
ber, 1853, at IIZ. each, and valued at 12Z. each when put up to 
feed on the 12th December, making 6/. on each heifer for 132 
days' feeding, each lot consuming the following quantities of 
food, viz. : — 
Description of Turnips. 
Turnips 
consumed 
by ;i Heifers 
during 
132 Days' 
Feeding. 
Hay used 
by 3 Heifers 
during 
132 Days' 
Feeding. 
Straw used 
by 3 Heifers 
during 
132 Days' 
Feeding. 
Increase 
of 
Live Weight 
during 
132 Days' 
Feeding, 
Increase 
of 
Value of 
12 Heifers 
for 
132 Days. 
Lot 1 . — Grown with Farmyard \ 
Lot 2. — Grown with Farmyard 1 
Manure and Guano . . .J 
Lot 3. — Grown with Guano . 
Lot 4. — Grown with Farmyard > 
Manure and Bones . , . J 
Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
237 0 0 
219 1 0 
226 1 7 
222 3 0 
Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
28 1 4 
28 1 4 
23 1 4 
23 1 4 
Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
18 0 0 
18 0 0 
IS 0 0 
18 0 0 
Cwt. qrs. lbs. 
8 0 21 
6 0 14 
6 3 0 
7 0 7 
1 £. S. d. 
>72 0 0 
The lot No. 1, fed on turnips grown upon farmyard manure, 
consumed 17 cwt. 3 qrs. more turnips than lot No. 2, and 
