On the Fattening of Oxen. 205 
Experiments on the Fattening of Oxen, at Wobcrn Park Farm, 
Table III. — Weights, and Gain, of each Animal of Experiment 3. 
Food. — Oilcake-compound meal, cookeil ; Clover-hay chaff ; and Swedish Turnips 
(■with absorhent). 
Nos. 
Breed. 
Actual Weights, and Gain, per Head. 
Gain 
Gain 
per 1 00 lbs. 
Weights, 
January 2. 
Weights, 
February 28. 
Gain 
in 57 days. 
per Head, 
per Week. 
Live-weigb;, 
per Week. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
1 
Hereford 
1372 
1512 
140 
17-2 
1-19 
2 
1344 
1.540 
196 
24" 1 
1*67 
S 
1288 
1512 
224 
27*5 
1-97 
4 
1232 
1400 
168 
20-G 
1-57 
5 
1260 
1372 
112 
13-8 
1*05 
Totals .. 
6496 
7336 
840 
Means . . 
1299 
1467 
168 
20-6 
1-49 
Table IV. — Weights, and Gain, of each Animal of Experiment 4. 
Food. — Linseed-compound meal, cooked; Clover-hay chaff; and Swedish Turnips 
(with absorbent). 
Nos. 
Breed. 
Actual Weights, and Gain, per Head. 
Gain 
Gain 
per 100 lbs. 
Weights, 
January 2. 
Weights, 
February 2S. 
Gain 
in 57 days. 
per Head, 
per Week. 
Live-weight, 
per Week. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
lbs. 
1 
Hereford 
1372 
1540 
168 
20-6 
1-42 
2 
1260 
1400 
140 
17'2 
1'29 
3 
) J • • 
1288 
1400 
112 
13-8 
1*02 
4 
1316 
1428 
112 
13-8 
I'OO 
5 
> > 
1316 
1456 
140 
17-2 
1*24 
Totals ".. 
6552 
7224 
672 
Means . . 
1310 
1445 
134 
16-5 
1-20 
