On the Value of the Oil in Linseed cake as a Food for Stoch. ■11 o 
Table III. — Experiments on Feeding op Southdown Sheep. 
Comjjarison of Resiilts obtained at Eothamstcd in 1850-51, u-ith those at 
Wkitlingham Farm, Noifolk, in 1888-89. 
Number of sheep 
Date of commencement of ex- 
periment 
Date of conclusion of experi- 
ment 
Weeks 
At commencement of experi- 
ment 
At conclusion of experiment . 
Rotliamstcd 
Whitlinglmm farm (Mr. Taylor's) 
Average 
Increase - 
Low oil-cake 
High oil-cake 
40 
30 
30 
Nov. 7, 1850 
Dec. 3, 1888 
Dec. 3, 1888 
May 8, 1851 
Mar. 25, 1889 
Mar. 25, 1889 
26 
IG 
lb 
t and Increase of the Animals. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
88-0 
98-0 
98-0 
14073 
131-5 
136-25 
114-37 
114-75 
117-12 
5273 
33-5 
38-25 
2*03 
2-09 
2-39 
177 
1-82 
204 
Linseed cake . 
Clover-hay chaff 
Swedes . . , 
'per head during 
total period . . 
per head per 
week .... 
per 100 lbs. live 
weight per week 
F/'esU Food consumed per Head per Wcclt. 
6-03 
578 
7779 
4-81 
4-80 
87-83 
Linseed cake 
In clover-hay chaff . 
In swedes . . . . 
Fresh Food consvined 2>cr 100 lbs. Live l]'eif/ht 2>cr WccJi. 
5-27 
5-05 
68-02 
4-1!) 
4-18 
7G-54 
4-81 
4-81 
88-00 
4-11 
4-11 
7513 
Dry Matter consumed per Head per Wecli. 
In linseed cake 
5-27 
414 
4-20 
In clover-hay chaff .... 
4-69 
'3-98 
' 3-99 
7-84 
'9-66 
'9-68 
Total .... 
17-80 
17-78 
17-87 
Dry Matter consumed per 100 lbs. Live Wcinht per Weclt. 
4-61 
3-Gl 
3-.-)fl 
4-10 
'3-47 
'3-41 
6-85 
'8-42 
'826 
Total .... 
15-56 
15-50 
15-26 
Drij Matter consumed to Produce 100 lbs. Gross Increase. 
260 
198 
176 
In clover-hay chatT .... 
232 
190 ' 
1G7 
386 
461 
405 
Total .... 
878 
849 
748 
' Calculated on average percentages of Dry Matter as given in the 1885 
' Valuation " paper. 
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