230 On the Feeding of Stock 
it forward .. 
Cost of Keep, 
£. s. d. 
Brought forward 102 4 6 
£. s. d. 
7 weeks from Michaelmas for the 3 first beasts, 1 o i o r 
at 3s. 6d. I d id b 
6 weeks' keep of the 4 last bonght, at 6s 7 4 0 
The cost of 7 beasts before tying np 10 17 6 = 10 17 6 
Keep per day. Cost per week. 
s. d. 
8th week — i peck of wheat-meal 5 0 
4 lbs. of cake, 15d. per stone 2 6 
Turnips, &c 16 
To 13 weeks' keep of 7 beasts, at 9 0 = 40 19 0 
21st week — ^ peck of meal (wheat and bean mixed) 5 3 
4 lbs. of cake 2 6 
}, of fan of cut hay 16 
Swedes, 5 bushels per week .. .. 10 
To 3 weeks' keep of 7 beasts at 10 3 = 10 15 3 
24th week— G lbs. of meal 3 6 
6 lbs. of cake 3 9 
3 lbs. of locust beans 1 9 
Hay, as before 16 
Swedes, as before 10 
5 weeks' keep of 7 beasts, at 11 6 = 20 2 6 
184 18 9 
£. s. d. 
Cost per head l^lLiif: 26 8 0 
Average price made .. .. .... 22 10 0 
Loss per head 3 18 0 
These beasts were sold in one lot at an average of 221. 10s. 
per head, but we had our own estimate of the weight and value^ 
which was as follows : — 
i stone ■ 
No. (14 lbs.) 
' 1 .. .. 58 worth, at 8s. 9(Z. 
2 .. .. 56 
3 .. .. 56 
■ 4 .. ., 47 
5 .. .. 52 
6 .. 45 
7 .. .. 45 
7) 359 
£. 
s. 
d. 
25 
7 
6 
24 
10 
0 
24 
10 
0 
20 
11 
3 
22 
15 
6 
19 
13 
9 
19 
13 
9 
157 
1 
9 
9 = Cash £157 10 0 
Average 51 stone 4 lbs., making, at 8s. 9(7. per stone, 221. 8s. Qd.,. 
or very nearly 221. 10s., the price given. 
Now if these estimates were not correct, at all events they 
