On the Breeding, Feeding, S^-c. of Sheep. 
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months of September and October, equal to them in November 
or until the latter part of that month, and very inferior to swedes 
in December, or when the weather becomes cold and frosty. 
Lambs are not naturally fond of white turnips, and will take to 
swedes much sooner ; and I generally give them a few swedes 
first for a few days : and when my flock of lambs (viz. my ewe 
lambs) are intended to be penned upon white turnips without cut- 
ting, which is sometimes the case, I give them a few swedes first, 
upon which they continue about two days ; they are then let out 
upon the stubbles for two or three days more, when they are again 
taken to the pen of swedes, which they will eat more freely ; after 
which I put them on white turnips, and have no further trouble 
with them. 
Experiment, No. 5. 
October 7, 1840, some lambs were selected from the flock and 
weighed : one lot was penned on cabbage, with red carrots given 
them in troughs ; the other lot was also penned on cabbage, with 
swedes given to them cut; both lots had clover chaff. They were 
weighed again on the 3rd of November, when those on 
Cabbage and carrots gained each I Cabbage and swedes gained in a 
in a month O^-lbs. | month each lOflbs. 
Being a difference of 1;^ lb. each lamb against the use of carrots. 
Experiment, No. 6. 
Again, on the 28th of November, 16 lambs were weighed : 8 
put to cut swedes only, and 8 fed on red carrots and cut swedes. 
They were weighed again February 22, the result of which trial 
was, those 
Lambs fed on red carrots and 
swedes gained each 16 lbs. 
Both lots increased in weight but little, but the difference was 
asrainst carrots. 
Experiment, No. 7. 
Being another trial of carrots against swedes. On October 12, 
1841, some lambs were weighed: one lot was fed on cut swedes 
only ; the other lot was fed on red carrots and cut swedes. Were 
weighed again November 23 ; those fed on 
L imbs fed on swedes only gained 
each 18 lbs. 
Red carrots and swedes gained in 
weiprht each lamb 141b. 
Swedes only gained in weight each 
lamb on an average 1 7 lbs. 
Against the use of carrots 3 lb. each. 
Experiment, No. 8. 
The Belgian or white carrot in trial against swede turnips. 
December 22, 12 lambs were put to keeping : 6 of them to swedes 
cut and clover chaff only, and 6 of them to the Belgian or white 
