302 Report, on the Field and Feeding Experiments at Woburn. 
They were supplied with 13 cwts. of wheat-straw as litter, cut 
into chaff of about 2 to 3 inches in length. 
When put into the feeding-boxes on the 20th of October, 
1880, the three bullocks weighed respectively ; — 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
No. 1 11 2 11 
„ 2 11 3 17 
„ 3. 11 1 7 
Total weight of three bullocks) 
on the 20th Oct. 1880 
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On the 22nd of November, 1880, when the stated quantities 
of food had been consumed, the bullocks were weighed, with 
the following results : — 
Gain from Oct. 20 to Nov. 22, 
1880 (5 weeks), 
cwts. qrs. lbs. qrs. lbs. 
No. 1. wei£;hcd 12 1 21 .... 3 10) Total gain ia 
„ 2. „ 12 2 3 .. .. 2 14[ 5 weeks: 
„ 3. , 12 0 19 .... 3 12) 2 cwts. 1 qr. 8 lbs. 
Total weight of three bullocks) o- a i - 
on the 22nd Nov. 1880 ..] 
The three bullocks thus gained 52 lbs. per week, or each 
bullock on an average increased 17^ lbs. per week, or about 
2^ lbs. per day. 
The dung was removed from the feeding-boxes and placed 
into a covered hovel, closed on all sides, and thereby all loss by 
drainage was avoided. 
The weight of the dung on the 10th of January, 1881, or six 
weeks and six days after removal from the feeding-boxes, was 
2 tons 11 cwts. 1 qr. and 24 lbs. 
The requisite quantity calculated to contain nitrogen equal to 
100 lbs. of ammonia was put on plot 10 on the 10th of January, 
and double that quantity, calculated to contain nitrogen equal 
to 200 lbs. of ammonia, was put on the same day on plot 11. 
The wheat was repeatedly hand-hoed and rolled; and was 
kept thoroughly free from weeds. 
On plots 2 and 3 the wire-worm did damage, but the blanks 
on these and other plots were filled up by transplanted wheat, 
and on the whole a regular plant was obtained on all the plots. 
The wheat was cut on the 11th of August, except on plots 2 
and 3, upon which the wheat was not ripe at the time, the 
harvest there being delayed until the 22nd of August. 
The wheat was carted and stacked on the 20th of August, 
except that of plots 2 and 3, which was carted and stacked on 
the 2Gtli of August. It was threshed in the field by means of a 
a portable threshing-machine, on the 12th of October. The 
