476 On the Composition of Oxen, Sheep, and Pigs, 
TAr.i.E XIX. — Estimated amount of constituents stored up in Increase, and of 
matter Expired, Perspired, or Voided — for 100 dry substance of food consumed, by- 
fattening Sheep. 
GENERAL PARTICULARS OF THE EXPERIMENT. 
100 Dry Matter of Food gave- 
Stored up in Increase. 
Breed. 
Num- 
ber of 
Ani- 
mals. 
Duration, 
Description of Fattening Food. 
Given in Limited 
Quantity. 
Given 
ad libitum. 
Mineral 
Matter 
(ash).* 
Nitro- 
Non- 
nitro- 
genous 
Com- 
pounds 
(dry). 
genous 
Sub- 
stance 
(fat). 
Ex- 
pired, 
Total ji^Jj 
dry In- I 
crease. Voided. 
Class I.f 
wks. days. 
Cotswolds . . 
46 
19 5 
0-S6 
092 
8-41 
9-60 
90-40 
LeicC'Jters . . . 
40 
20 0 
0 23 
o.rt 
853 
9 48 
90-52 
Cross-bred wethers 
40 
20 0 
lOilcake andj ; I Swedish 1 
0 24 
0-77 
8 29 
9-31 
90- 09 
Cross-bred ewes . 
40 
20 0 
( clover chaff . | | turnips ] 
0-24 
0-78 
8-39 
941 
90-59 
Hants Downs . . 
40 
26 0 
0-28 
0 93 
7-30 
849 
91-51 
Sussex downs . 
40 
26 0 
0-25 
090 
7-29 
8-44 
91-5'! 
0-25 
0-84 
803 
912 
90-88 
Class III. (Series 1).% 
Hants Do^vns . j 
5 
13 6 
13 6 
13 6 
Oilcake .... 
Oats 
Clover chaff . . 
) Swedish 
f turnips 
{ 
0-23 
0-25 
0-24 
0-77 
088 
0-85 
8-32 
832 
7-40 
9-31 
945 
8-49 
90- 69 
911 -55 
91- 51 
0-24 
0-83 
8 01 
9-08 
90-92 
Class IV. (Series 2).t 
Hants Downs . j 
6 
5 
5 
1 5 
19 1 
19 1 
19 1 
19 1 
Oilcake ... 
Linseed . . . ] 
liarley .... 
Malt .... 
1 Clover 
^ chaff 
1 
0-13 
0-14 
012 
0-10 
0-46 
0 43 
U-41 
0-31 
4-)8 
4-fi2 
447 
4-20 
5-07 
519 
5-00 
4-61 
94- 93 
94 81 
95- 00 
95-39 
0-12 
0-40 
4-44 
4-97 
95 03 
Class V. (Series 4).t 
r 
Hants Downs . « 
4 
a 
4 
4 
5 
10 0 
10 0 
10 0 
10 0 
10 0 
Barley (ground) . 
(Malt (ground)) 
I and inalt dust j 
1 Barley (ground } 
\ and steeped), j 
( Malt (ground i ' 
< and steepedj J- 
1 and malt dust ) 
( Malt 'ground) 1 
\ and malt dust / 
> Mangolds' 
0-24 
025 
0-24 
0-19 
021 
0-74 
0-82 
0'84 
0-58 
0-72 
7- 93 
8- 42 
7-20 
7-45 
7-33 
8- 91 
9 - 49 
8-28 
8 23 
8-25 
91-09 
90- 61 
91 - 72 
91-77 
91-75 
023 
0-74 
7-66 
8-63 
91-37 
Means of all 
0-21 
072 
713 
8-06 
91-94 
* The estimated amounts of " minernl mntier " are too high, owing to the adventitious matter retained by the 
viool_: see text, pp. 4.M, Am, 4ii7, 4T0, 475, and 47n. 
t For furl her particulars ol the Experitnents, see .Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, vol. xii. 
part 2 ; vol. xiii. part 1 ; and vol. xvi. part 1 ; and Ri'port of the 15ritish Association for the Advancement of 
Science for 1M.'>2. 
t For further particulars of the Experiments, see Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, vol. X. 
part 1 i and Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1852. 
