as Compared ivith Artificial Manures. 
Ill 
lb-.. lb:. £ g, d. 
The increase of live weight 4,558 = 2,734 meat at 8d. per lb. = 01 9 4 
There were 85| tons dung, which costs nearly 285. per ton = 118 15 4 
210 4 8 
Carcase increase per week, 8 lbs. at Sd. = os. id. — Total cost per week 
12*. 7id. 
The following figures are taken from tlie reports of Dr. 
Voelcker's "Wobnrn experixaents for the Royal Agricultural 
Society of England : — 
Bullocks making Mamire for Permaxext "Wheat Experiments. 
['Journal' for 1880, Tart I., page 131.] 
cwts. qrs. lbs. 
Xo.l . . 9 1 3 \ , . 
2 , . 9 1 24 I Total weight of four bullocks on 
" 3 . . 10 0 8 1" October 3, 1878 : 1 ton 18 cwts. 15 lbs. 
„ 4 . . 9 1 8 J 
Each bullock received daily as food : 4 lbs. decorticated cotton-cake, 
about 6^ lbs. Indian corn-meal, 48 lbs. of white turnips, and 8 lbs. of wheat- 
straw chaflF ; and by November 5, that is in 5 weeks, they had consumed : — 
£ s. d. 
Decorticated cotton-cake . 5 cwts. at 8s. per cwt. 2 0 0 
Indian corn-meal ... 8 cwts. at 7*. „ 2 16 0 
AVhite turnips ... 3 tons, at 10*\ per ton 1 10 0 
T\'heat-straw chafl". . . 10 cwts. at 2s. per cwt. 2 3 0 
8 9 0 
and trodden into dung 11^ cwts. of wheat-straw cut into chafF of about 
2 inches in length. The dung made 2{ tons, when rotten. 
On November 5, the bullocks weighed as foUows : — 
Gain from October 3 to 
November 5 = 5 weeks. 
CKts. qrs. lbs. qrs. lbs 
No. 1 . . 9 2 5 . . 1 2" 
„ 2 . . 9 2 17 . , 0 21 I Total gain in 5 weeks ; 
3 . . 10 1 27 
4 . . 9 2 26 
1 cwt. 1 qr. 4 lbs, 
This is equal to 1 bullock for 20 weeks. Calcidating that the carcase 
weight would be equal to jj, of the live weight, the total carcase increased 
weight would be 86 lbs., or about 4^ lbs. per week per bullock. 
£ d. 
The cost of food and litter brought down . , 8 9 0 
Attendance, interest, &c,, at Is. per week . . 10 0 
9 9 0 
Cr. 86 lbs. meat, at Od. = 3 4 6 
45 cwt. of dung produced, cost 21. 15s. per ton = 646 
The cost of the food and litter are put at market prices, including rail 
and road carriage. Eoots at 10*. per ton under market prices. Cotton- 
cake and maize-meal have been dearer than charged above, though cheaper 
now. On the other hand, the return for meat at dd. per lb. is more than the 
value at present. Food, meat, &c., fluctuate so frequently in value and 
cost that no exact prices can he fixed upon ; the object is to get as near an 
