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Decorticated cotton-cake, it will be seen, gave almost exactly 
the same increase as maize-meal, and on both plots No. 1 and 
No. 2 the additional corn or meal told on the weight of the 
sheep more than in the first period, when no doubt the clover 
was more abundant and better matured, and in consequence 
more nutritious than the rapidly grown green produce in the 
second period. 
On the 26th of July 10 sheep were again put on each of the 
four-acre plots, and by the 30th of August the sheep had gone 
over the clover-seeds for the third time. They were weighed 
on the 30th of August, and found to have gained in weight as 
follows : 
Clover fed-off by Sheep the third time. 
I Increase in Live- 
weight. 
Plots. lbs. 
J jFed-off by 10 slieep, having decorticated cotton-) ^.^ 
( cake as additional food ; on land 35 days . . j * 
cy I Fed-off by 10 sheep, having maize-meal as addi-) gg 
\ tional food ; on land 35 days J 
„ j Fed-off by 10 sheep, withont additional food ; on) np, 
\ land 35 days \ 
, jFed-off by 10 sheep, without cake or corn; on) 
^- \ land 35 days ' ..\ 
With the exception of the sheep on plot 1 the increase in the 
iive-weight of the three remaining plots was practically the 
same. Somehow or other the cotton-cake did not appear to 
have done any good to the sheep on plot 1 during the month of 
August. 
On the 13th of September, 10 sheep were again put on each 
of the four acres, and by the 1st of October they had fed-ofF the 
clover. They were weighed on that day and sold. 
Clover fed-off hij Sheep the fourth time. 
Increase in Live- 
weight. 
Plots. lbs. 
2 j Fed-off by 10 sheep, having decorticated cotton-) gg 
( cake as additional food : on land 18 days .. ( * , 
^ (Fed-off by 10 sheep, having maize-meal as addi-) p„ 
( tional food ; on land 18 days j 
o jFed-off by 10 sheep, without additional food; on) „3 
^' \ land 18 days f °* 
. j Fed-off by 10 sheep, withont additional food : on) 
^ land 18 days ] 
The following Table shows the number of sheep fed on each 
acre, the quantity of purchased food consumed (if any), the 
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