464 On the Composition of Oxen, Sheep, and Pigs, 
Table XIV. — Estimated Composition of the Increase of Fattening Sheep. 
LGENERAL PARTICULARS OF THE EXPERIMENTS. 
Breed. 
Num- 
ber ot 
Ani- 
mals. 
Duration. 
Description of Fattening Food. 
Given in 
Limited 
Quantities. 
Given 
ad libitum. 
In- 
crease 
upon 
lUO 
Ori- 
ginal 
weight. 
Per 
cent. 
Carcass 
in 
Fasted 
Live- 
weight. 
Calculated per Cent- in Increa 
j Nitro- 
Mineral genous 
matter 
(ash).* 
Com- 
pound: 
(dry). 
Non- 
nitro- 
genous 
Sub- 
stance 
(fat). 
Totiil 
Urv 
Sub- 
Stance. 
Class I.-j- — 0 riijinal we'i^it taken at the composition of the "Store Sheep" analysed. 
Final weight at the composition of the " Fat Sheep " analysed. 
Cotsvvolds . , , 
Leicesters . , . 
Cross-bred wethers 
Cross-bred ewes . 
Hant< Downs , , 
Sussex Dowris . . 
wks. days 
19 5 
40 
20 0 
40 
20 0 
40 
20 0 
40 
26 0 
40 
26 0 
Oilcake and 
clover hay. 
Swedish 
turnips. 
53-1 
44-0 
46"8 
46-6 
111 -4 
59-9 
Means . 
52'0 
59- 6 
57- 2 
68-0 
58"6 
58- 9 
58*6 
2-14 
2-01 
2"0G 
2(),'i 
2-23 
2--i2 
7-34 
6 -34 
6-7I) 
6* 07 
H'Ol 
7'UO 
67*5 
■4'2 
71-8 
72*0 
(i3-2 
63-9 
68" 8 
77-0 
|v2-5 
W(i 
m"! 
73-S 
74"0 
78-0 
Class II. — Original weight taken at the composition of the "Fat Sheep" analysed. 
Final weight at the composition of the " Extra Fat Sheep" analysed. 
Cotswolds . . . 
f> 
34 
6 
39-5 
64-1 
3M3 
7-S6 
70-0 
81 "0 
Leicesters . . . 
7 
34 
4 
Grass, 1 
41-0 
64-6 
3- 13 
8' 02 
tiS"7 
79 ■» 
Cross-bred wethers 
8 
34 
4 
I Oilcake and) 
turnips, 1 
40-2 
64'S 
3-09 
7-95 
69-3 
80M 
Cross-bred ev\ e3 . 
8 
34 
4 
1 clover liay. ) 
&ic. in \ 
•121 
C4'3 
3M0 
8-OT 
68-5 
79'(; 
Hants Downs . , 
8 
31 
5 
thetield. 
33 -2 
63-2 
3-17 
7-18 
75-3 
^5•r, 
Sussex Downs . . 
8 
31 
a 
34 0 
(i3-2 
3-13 
7-41 
73-5 
84M 
Means .... 
38-3 
64-0 
3-12 
7-75 
70-9 
81-8 
CL.4.SS III. (Series l.J) — Original weight taken at the mean composition of the "Store" and the 
" Fat Sheep " analysed. Final weight at the composition of the " Fat Sheep " analysed. 
Hants Downs . 
5 
5 
S 
13 6 
13 G 
11 6 
Oilcake .... 
Clover chaff . . 
) Swedish f 
J turnips. | 
233 
25' S 
27 -8 
56*6 
66'5 
63-3 
2"0O 
2-12 
2"19 
0'fi9 
7-21 
7-59 
72-0 
Glj'l 
RO-7 
77-8 
75-7 
Means .... 
25*6 
55-5 
2-10 
T16 
6S-8 
78-1 
Class IV. (Series 2.J) — Original weight taken at the mean composition of the " Store " and the 
"Fat Sheep" analysed, i^ina; weight at the composition of the "Fat Sheep" analysed. 
Hants Downs | 
b 
5 
5 
5 
ID 1 
19 1 
19 1 
19 I 
Oilcake .... 
Linseed .... 
Barley .... 
I aover ; 
j chaff, j 
25- 1 
23-6 
23-1 
20-1 
56-6 
67"3 
58'5 
59-2 
2-10 
2M0 
2*01 
1*90 
7-08 
6-71 
6-C2 
5-78 
69-4 
71- G 
72- 4 
77'8 
78*5 
so -3 
sro 
85*4 
Means .... 
23"0 
57*9 
2-03 
6'55 
72-8 
81-3 
Class V. (Series — ■Ori}/ina? weight taken at the composition of the " Store Sheep "/i/ws two- 
thirds of the difference between the " Store " and " Fat Sheep " analysed. Final weight at the composi- 
tion of the " Fat Sheep " analysed. 
Hants Downs 
4 
10 
0 
5 
10 
0 
4 
10 
0 
4 
10 
0 
5 
10 
0 
Barley (ground) 
f Malt (ground) 
I aud malt dust , 
{Barley (ground 
and steeped). 
{Malt (ground 
and steeped), 
and malt dust 
f Malt (ground) 
I and malt dust 
Man- 
golds. 
Means 
6S'3 
57'9 
9 67-1 
9 j 58*6 
2 I 55'9 
•1 
57-6 
2-H) 
2*10 
C"67 
6-S6 
1-92 5-90 
71-8 
70-7 
65'4 
76- 1 
70"5 
70-9 
80-6 
79-7 
75'3 
84-2 
79-4 
79'8 
General Means of all 
* The amounts of "mineral matter" are too high, owing to the adventitious matters retained by the wool; the 
numbers for *' Class II." will be most exf^essive from this cause; see text, pp 409, 4f)0, and 467. 
+ Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, vol. xii. part 2; vol. xiii. part 1 ; and vol. xvi. part 1. 
Z Il)i(l. vol. X. part 1. 
