Decorticated and Undecorticated Gotton-caJce. 593 
I. — Eight Shorthor n Bullocks fed on Decorticated Cotton-cake, 
with other Foods (alike in either case). 
in boxes 
in yard 
Weights at 
commence- 
ment, 
Dec. 11, 1890 
cwt. qr. lb. 
[10 - ■ - 
Weights on 
Jau. 21, 1891 
Weishts on 
March 4 
10 2 5 
11 0 0 
10 3 6 
10 3 18 
cwt. qr. lb. 
i 14] ' taken out of 
experiment 
11 0 7 
12 0 22 
11 
11 
10 0 21 
9 3 26 
11 0 7 
9 3 7 
1 21 
3 5 
11 0 0 
10 3 12 
12 0 2 
10 3 3 
81 1 6 
Sain per head daily each 1 
period , . . ■ J 
91 0 16 
cwt. qr. lb. 
11 2 22 
13 1 7 
12 0 21 
12 3 11 
11 3 8 
11 2 16 
13 1 5 
3 0 
11 
Weights on 
April 11 
cwt. qr. lb. 
12 3 15 
13 1 20 
12 1 14 
12 1 9 
2 9 
2-4 lb. 
2-48 lb. 
5; 0 2 
Woishts on 
April 18 
Gain in live-weight 
in 120 days in 127 days 
cwt. qr. lb. 
12 3 12 
14 1 14 
14 0 24 
12 3 14 
105 1 10 
2-28 lb. 
cwt. qr. lb. 
2 0 9 
2 2 2 
2 0 21 
2 1 11 
cwt. qr. lb. 
2 17 
3 1 14 
3 0 17 
3 0 7 
21 0 4 
2-38 lb. 
Gain per head daily during entire period, 2 38 lb. 
5 inboxe 
II. — Nine Shorthorn Bvllocks fed on Undecorticated Cotton-cake, 
with other Foods [alike in either case). 
12 3 4 
in shed 
10 1 15 
10 2 7 
10 3 23 
10 3 7 
9 1 26 
10 2 23 
11 1 14 
9 3 10 
10 2 0 
11 1 16 
11 1 12 
10 3 25 
11 0 25 
10 0 26 
10 2 27 
11 3 25 
10 0 12 
10 3 14 
94 2 13 ' 98 3 14 
Gain per head daily each ) 
period . . . . ) I 
1-33 lb. 
12 0 25 
12 0 25 
11 1 2 
12 0 14 
11 0 26 
11 3 16 
13 0 19 
11 0 0 
11 2 23 
11 2 14 
12 2 18 
13 3 18 
lOG 3 10 
2-36 lb. 
80 3 28 
12 3 16 
12 1 4 
12 2 9 
11 2 19 
12 2 8 
112 3 26 
1«2 lb. 
2 1 17 
2 0 IG 
1 3 23 
2 2 4 
2 1 
1 1 
1 3 
1 3 
2 0 
0 4 
9 19 
18 1 13 
1-84 lb. 
Gain per head daily during entire period, 184 lb. 
The fasted live-weights, carcass weights, and other particulars 
are given in the following table : — 
I. — Decorticated Cotton-cake Lot (8 bullocks). 
Live- 
weights 
on farm 
cwt. qr. lb. 
12 3 12 
1 14 
3 15 
1 20 
1 14 
1 9 
0 24 
3 14 
14 
12 
13 
12 
12 
14 
12 
106 1 10 
Fasted live- weights in 
cwt. qr. lb., also in 
stones of 14 lb. 
cwt. qr. lb. st. lb. 
1 22= 99 
2 26 = 109 12 
1 3= 98 3 
3 18 = 103 4 
3 13= 94 13 
3 8= 94 8 
2 9 = 108 9 
3 26= 95 12 
Loss in 
fasting 
per cent. 
3- 2 
4- 5 
4-7 
39 
4-1 
4-1 
4-5 
6-9 
Carcass 
weights in 
8 lb. stones 
St. lb. 
103 6 
111 7 
97 
107 
90 
97 
96 7 
100 2 13 = 804 13 
4-5 
average 
820 7 
Percentage 
of carcass 
per cent. 
59-6 
68-7 
6G-9 
59-7 
57- 9 
58- 9 
57- 3 
58- 3 
58-4 
average 
Price realised 
at 4s. 4d. per 
stone dead- 
weight 
£ s. d. 
22 9 9 
24 4 U 
21 3 9 
23 7 7 
20 16 3 
21 2 7 
23 12 6 
20 19 10 
177 17 2 
4vprftge per be^d 
102 5 
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