588 
The Campcirdtive Feeding Values of 
The next table gives the respective fasted live-weights, aiid 
carcass weights, with other particulars relative to the sale : — 
I. — Decorticated Cotton-cake Lot. 
No. 
Live weights 
on farm, 
May 14 
Fasted live weights in 
cwt. qr. lb., also iu 
stones of 14 lb. 
May 15. 
Loss in 
fasting 
Carcass 
weights 
in 8 lb. 
stones 
Percentage 
of carcass 
Price realised 
at 4». 8 J. per 
stone dead- 
weight 
1 
cwt. 
13 
qr. lb. 
1 5 
cwt. 
12 
qr. lb. St. lb. 
2 24 = 101 10 
per cent. 
4-4 
St. 
106 
lb. 
6 
per cent. 
59-97 
£ 
24 
s. d. 
18 4 
2 
13 
0 7 
12 
0 20= 97 6 
6-8 
104 
6 
61-43 
24 
9 0 
3 
1 1 
1 1 
3 12= 94 12 
5 1 
103 
7 
62-57 
0/1 
A 11 
4 11 
1 17 
10 
3 14= 87 0 
4-6 
93 
7 
61-66 
21 
50 
1 1 
47 
2 14 = 381 0 
5-2 
average 
409 
2 
61-40 
average 
95 
9 10 
II.- 
—Undecorticated Cotton-cake Lot. 
6 
12 
0 4 
11 
0 20= 89 6 
71 
93 
0 
59-42 
21 
14 0 
6 
12 
1 14 
n 
3 0= 94 0 
60 
102 
0 
62-00 
23 
15 11 
7 
12 
0 4 
11 
1 24= 91 10 
4-7 
98 
1 
61-14 
22 
17 10 
8 
12 
2 10 
12 
0 14= 97 0 
3-7 
105 
2 
62-00 
24 
11 1 
49 
0 4 
46 
2 2 = 372 2 
5-1 
average 
398 
3 
6114 
average 
92 
18 10 
St. 
lb. 
£ 
s. d. 
Gain of Lot I. over Lot II. in carcass weight 10 7 In money value 2 11 0 
Gain per beast in Lot I. „ „ 2 5f „ „ 0 12 9 
Next are given the estimates of the carcass weights of the eight 
animals, as made by the live farmers referred to before, also tlie 
comparison of these estimates with the actual weights and prices 
obtained : — 
Farmer's estimates of carcass weights 
welglil, 
j8 lb. stones 
A 
B 
c 
D 
E 
St. 
lb. 
St. 
lb. 
St. 
lb. 
St. 
lb. 
St. 
lb. 
St. 
lb. 
1 
lOG 
C 
99 
C 
96 
0 
98 
0 
92 
4 
104 
0- 
2 
104 
C 
101 
4 
100 
0 
101 
4 
95 
0 
110 
0 
3 
103 
7 
08 
0 
08 
0 
98 
0 
95 
0 
. 105 
0 
4 
93 
7 
95 
3 
94 
0 
91 
0 
87 
4 
98 
0 
5 
93 
0 
98 
0 
95 
0 
09 
G 
92 
4 
9G 
0 
6 
102 
0 
100 
s 
100 
0 
9G 
2 
95 
0 
107 
0 
7 
'j8 
1 
92 
G 
90 
0 
89 
2 
87 
4 
88 
0 
8 
105 
2 
98 
0 
97 
0 
93 
0 
96 
0 
96 
0 
Total of eight bullocks . 
807 
5 
784 
0 
770 
0 
771 
6 
740 
0 
804 
0 
Difference between actual 1 
23 
5 
37 
5 
35 
7 
C7 
5 
3 
5 
and estimated w eights . ) 
Money loss whicli would 
Iiave resulted had the 
eight bullocks been sold 
£ 
il 
£ .«. 
(1. 
£ 
d. 
£ .<. 
d. 
£ t. 
d. 
by estimate and not by 
5 10 
3 
8 15 
7 
8 7 
5 
15 15 
7 
0 1« 
U 
actual weight (calculated 
at 4.1. M. per stone, the 
price obtainedl 
Thup, from feeding four bullocks with decorticated instead of 
undecorticated cotton-cake, a gain of 10 st. 7 lb. of carcass meat 
resulted, or a money gain of 2/. lis. 
