Experiments on Feeding Sheep with Oilcake. 
MR. BOURNE'S. 
461 
LoU. 
Total Weight when 
put on Trial. 
Total Weight at the 
end of Two Months. 
Total Weight gained. 
Weight of Turnips to 
each Sheep per Day. 
Weight of Cake each 
per Day. 
Observations. 
No. 
1 
lbs. 
Ihs. 
lbs. 
1 tj4 
lbs. 
1 si 
18^ 
lb. 
1 
Sold iit T3.rQwortli 
Fair, on the 27th 
March, at 68s. per 
head. 
Cost in ttirnips 
, , cake . 
0 16 
£1 14 
A 
U 
8 
8 
2 
794 
950 
156 
18 J 
i 
Sold same day, at 
67s. 6d. per head. 
Cost in turnips 
, f cake . 
0 li 
0 12 
0 
6 
£1 10 
6 
3 
796 
939 
143 
18i 
Sold same day, at 
68s. per head. 
Cost in turnips 
, , cake . 
0 18 
0 8 
0 
4 
£1 6 
4 
4 
791 
933 
142 
18i 
i 
Offered 64s. per 
head, and sold a 
Cost in turnips 
, , cake . 
0 13 
0 4 
0 
2 
week later at 
64s. f>d.* 
£1 2 
MR. DORMER'S. 
1 
602 
660 
58 
17 
None 
2 
625 
719 
94 
17 
i 
3 
661 
789 
128 
h 
4 
730 
852 
122 
174 
SL 
4 
In this experiment it will be observed 
that the lot No. 1, fed on turnips only, were 
much smaller sheep than the other lots, 
and consequently could not be expected to 
make as much progress even if they had 
been fed the same. 
MR. MAY'S. 
1 
551 
660 
109 
214 
None 
In this case the lot No. 3 did not feed 
2 
563 
124 
17 
t 
regularly ; and one of them was unwell. In 
687 
5 
his subsequent calculations, therefore, Mr. 
3 
555 
656 
101 
174 
s 
1 
May has not compared them, as he did not 
consider them a fair proof. 
Mr. May calculates that (taking 4-7ths of the gross increase 
as nett) his first lot gained 62 lbs. of mutton, which, at Id. per lb., 
would amount to 11. 16s. 2d., or lO^d. per head per week. The 
second lot, 71 lbs., 21. Is. 5d., or 12id. per head per week. And 
the third lot, 58 lbs., to 1/. 13s. lOd., or lOd. per head per week. 
* This lot, though only 6 lbs. lighter than No. 3, were not considered to be of 
so good a quality, and consequently were sold at considerably less money. 
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