Jlarleii and as Food, jar FHioop, 
719 
no doubt, of the bitter north-east wind that prevailed at the 
close of February. On March 18 the experiment was concluded, 
and the sheep were weighed at 9 a.m. They were then fasted 
until 5 P.M. the same day, and their fasted live-weights taken. 
After this they were allowed a feed, despatched by train to 
Nottingham, and killed there on the morning of the 21st, in the 
presence of Mr. Elliott, the manager of the Farm. Every carcass 
was labelled by Mr. Elliott, and was weighed the next morning 
(22nd) in his presence. 
The tables on this and the next two pages give the various 
particulars respecting the live-weights at commencement and 
end of each period, as also the fasted live and carcass weights, 
and the gains per head : — 
Pen 1. — Linseed-cake. 
Xo. 
Weights at 
commence- 
ment, Dec. 
15, 1891 
Weights on 
Jan. 21, 
1892 
1 
‘VreiglitsoJi Weights on 
Feb. 19 March 18 
Gain in 
live- 
weight 
in 93 
(lays 
Fasted 
live- 
woiglits, 
March 18 
Carcass 
weights, 
Jtaroli 2'2 
cwt. 
qr 
lb. 
cwt 
qr 
lb. 
CM't 
qr 
lb. 
cwt 
qf 
.lb. 
lb. 
lb. 
lb. 
1 
0 
3 
19 
1 
0 
9 
1 
0 
21 
1 
1 
10 
47 
144 
68 
2 
1 
0 
4 
1 
0 
20 
1 
0 
25 
1 
1 
13 
37 
149 
73 
o 
o 
0 
3 
27 
1 
0 
21 
1 
0 
27 
1 
1 
19 
48 
154 
71 
4 
1 
0 
5 
1 
0 
2G 
1 
1 
9 
1 
2 
0 
51 
164 
78 
5 
1 
0 
1 
1 
0 
16 
1 
0 
23 
1 
1 
17 
44 
153 
70 
f. 
0 
3 
14 
1 
0 
9 
1 
0 
18 
1 
1 
12 
64 
148 
77 
7 
0 
3 
24 
1 
0 
15 
1 
0 
23 
1 
1 
12 
44 
148 
70 
8 
1 
0 
15 
1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
22 
1 
2 
15 
56 
176 
91 
; n 
0 
3 
25 
1 
0 
1 5 
1 
1 
0 
1 
1 
20 
51 
155 
73 
10 
0 
3 
20 
1 
0 
10 
1 
0 
22 
1 
1 
IS 
54 
151 
73 
11 
0 
3 
25 
1 
0 
11 
1 
0 
27 
1 
1 
12 
43 
148 
72 
12 
0 
3 
27 
1 
0 
18 
1 
1 
0 
1 
1 
15 
44 
152 
77 
13 
1 
0 
4 
1 
0 
26 
1 
1 
8 
1 
1 
27 
61 
162 
81 
14 
1 
0 
0 
1 
0 
22 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
23 
51 
154 
74 
15 
0 
o 
>> 
19 
1 
0 
10 
1 
0 
23 
1 
1 
17 
54 
153 
71 
IG 
1 
0 
11 
1 
1 
11 
1 
1 
23 
1 
2 
18 
63 
181 
86 
17 
0 
3 
22 
1 
0 
12 
1 
0 
24 
1 
1 
13 
47 
149 
75 
18 
0 
3 
23 
1 
0 
13 
1 
0 
21 
1 
1 
6 
39 
139 
70 
19 
0 
3 
20 
1 
0 
10 
1 
0 
22 
1 
1 
12 
48 
146 
72 
20 
1 
0 
5 
1 
0 
23 
1 
1 
13 
1 
2 
0 
51 
162 
77 
21 
1 
0 
0 
1 
0 
25 
1 
1 
13 
1 
2 
4 
60 
170 
81 
, 22 
0 
3 
14 
1 
0 
4 
1 
0 
11 
1 
1 
5 
47 
140 
66 
23 
0 
O 
24 
1 
0 
17 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
22 
54 
155 
75 
24 
0 
3 
11 
0 
3 
26 
1 
0 
9 
1 
0 
27 
44 
134 
63 
Total of 24 ^ 
sheep ) 
23 
1 
23 
27 
2 
9 
29 
3 
25 
34 
0 
1 
1,182 
3.686 
1,784 
Gain per head daily { 
duringeach period 1 
■53 lb. 
.3 
81b. 
•6 
71b. 
•53 lb. 
Average 
weight per 
Iiead 
153-6 lb. 
Average 
weight per 
head 
74-3 lb. 
Gain per head daily during entire period -53 lb. 
