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conducted  at  Crawley-Mill  Farm,  Woburn. 
'Table  III. — Statement  of  Quantities  of  Food  consumed  by  each 
Pen  of  Sheep. 
Food  Consumed  by  Ten  Sheep  in  each  Pen. 
2nd  Period 
(2  Weeks), 
February  17  to 
March  3,  1882. 
3r»i  Period 
(2  Weeks), 
March  3 to 
March  17,  1883. 
4th  Period  (2  Weeks), 
March  17  to 
March  31,  1883. 
Pen  I. 
Linseed-cake 
70  lbs. 
105  lbs. 
140  lbs. 
Barley-meal  
70  lbs. 
105  lbs. 
140  lbs. 
Swedes  
12  cwts.  1 qr. 
13  cwts.  2 qrs. 
12  cwts.  2 qrs.  4 lbs. 
Bay-chaff  
35  lbs. 
33  lbs. 
35  lbs. 
Wheat-straw-chaff 
35  lbs. 
33  lbs. 
35  lbs. 
The  Average  Daily  Allowance 
per  Sheep  was : 
Linseed-cake 
£ lb. 
f lb. 
1 lb. 
Barley-meal  
i lb. 
f lb. 
1 lb. 
Swedes  
9-7  lbs. 
10-8  lbs. 
10  lbs. 
Hay-chaff  
4 oz. 
3-77  oz. 
4 oz. 
Wheat-straw-chaff 
4 oz. 
3-77  oz. 
4 oz. 
Pen  H. 
Linseed- cake 
70  lbs. 
105  lbs. 
140  lbs. 
Malt  and  Malt-dust 
58|  lbs. 
87£  lbs. 
117  lbs. 
Swedes  
12  cwts.  1 qr. 
13  cwts.  2 qrs. 
12  cwts.  2 qrs.  4 lbs. 
Hay-chaff 
35  lbs. 
33  lbs. 
35  lbs. 
Wheat-straw-chaff 
35  lbs. 
33  lbs. 
35  lbs. 
Average  Daily  Consumption 
per  Sheep : 
Linseed-cake 
b lb. 
fib. 
1 lb. 
Malt  and  Malt-dust 
6 * 68  oz. 
10 ’02  oz. 
13 -36  oz. 
Swedes  
9-7  lbs. 
10-8  lbs. 
10  lbs. 
Hay-chaff  
4 oz. 
3-77  oz. 
4 oz. 
Straw-chaff  
4 oz. 
3-77  oz. 
4 oz. 
Pen  IH. 
Linseed-cake 
70  lbs. 
105  lbs. 
140  lbs. 
Pea-meal 
70  lbs. 
105  lbs. 
140  lbs. 
Swedes  
12  cwts.  1 qr. 
13  cwts.  2 qrs. 
12  cwts.  2 qrs.  4 lbs. 
Hay-chaff 
35  lbs. 
33  lbs. 
35  lbs. 
Wheat-straw-chaff 
35  lbs. 
33  lbs. 
35  lbs. 
Average  Daily  Food  per  Sheep  : 
Linseed-cake 
4 lb. 
| lb. 
1 lb. 
Pea-meal ... 
4 lb. 
| lb. 
1 lb. 
Swedes  
9-7  lbs. 
10-8  lbs. 
10  lbs. 
Hay- chaff  
4 oz. 
3-77  oz. 
4 oz. 
Straw-chaff  
4 oz. 
3-77  oz. 
4 oz. 
Pen  III. — 78  cwts.  of  swedes,  1 cwt.  of  hay-chaff,  1 cwt.  of 
wheat-straw-chaff,  and  140  lbs.  of  linseed-cake,  and  140  lbs.  of 
pea-meal  (old  peas)  ; or  each  sheep  on  an  average  had  a daily 
2 F 2 
