SOME OE THE ANIIVIALS FED AND SLAUOHTEEED AS HUMAN FOOD. 
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Table X.II. Showing' tho Estimatod Proportion of certain constituents stored up in the 
Increase of Weight of Fattening Sheep, for 100 of each, consumed in food. 
General particulars of the experiments. 
Amount of each class of constituents 
stored up in increase for 100 of the 
same consumed in food. 
Breed. 
Number 
of 
animals. 
Dura- 
tion. 
Description of fattening food. 
Mineral 
Nitro- 
genous 
com- 
pounds 
(dry). 
Non-ni- 
trogenou. 
sub- 
stance. 
Total 
dry sub- 
stance. 
Given in limited quantity. 
Given 
ad libitum. 
matter 
(ash)*. 
Class I. (For data, see Class I. Table IX.) 
Cotswolds 
Leicesters 
Cross-bred wethers 
Cross-bred ewes 
Hants downs 
Sussex downs 
46 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
wks. days. 
19 5 
20 0 
20 0 
20 0 
26 0 
26 0 
Oilcake and clover hav 
Oilcake and clover hay 
Oilcake and clover hay 
Oilcake and clover hay 
Oilcake and clover hay 
Oilcake and clover hay 
Swedish turnips 
Swedish turnips 
Swedish turnips 
Swedish turnips 
Swedish turnips 
Swedish turnips 
3-98 
3-15 
3-24 
3-25 
3-40 
3-30 
4-43 
3-39 
3-60 
3- 60 
4- 28 
4-16 
11-6 
120 
11-6 
11-8 
10-3 
10-3 
9-60 
9-48 
9-31 
9-40 
8-49 
8-44 
Means 
3-39 
3-91 
11-3 
9-12 
Class III. (For data, see Class III. Table IX.) 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
5 
5 
5 
13 6 
13 6 
13 6 
Oilcake 
Oats 
Clover chaff 
Swedish turnips 
Swedish turnips 
Swedish turnips 
416 
5-73 
3-98 
401 
7-07 
7-44 
111 
100 
90 
9-33 
9-45 
8-49 
Means 
4-62 
617 
10-0 
9’09 
Class IV. (For data, see Class IV. Table IX.) 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
5 
5 
5 
5 
19 1 
19 1 
19 1 
19 1 
Oilcake 
Linseed 
Bariev 
Malt 
Clover chaff. 
Clover chaff 
Clover chaff. 
Clover chaff. 
1-69 
1-81 
1-75 
1-46 
2-20 
2-32 
2-82 
217 
6-3 
6-2 
5-7 
5-3 
5-07 
519 
5-00 
4-61 
Means 
1-68 
2-38 
5-9 
4-97 
Class V. (For data, see Class V. Table IX.) 
Hants downs 
Hants downs .... 
Hants downs 
Hants downs .. . 
Hants downs .... 
4 
5 
4 
4 
5 
10 0 
10 0 
10 0 
10 0 
10 0 
Barley (ground) 
Vlalt (ground) and malt dust. . . 
Barley (ground and steeped) . . . 
/ Malt (ground and steeped) \ 
1 and malt dust j 
Vlalt (ground) and malt dust... 
Mangolds 
Mangolds 
Mangolds 
Mangolds 
Mangolds 
3-80 
404 
3-72 
2- 95 
3- 46 
5- 65 
6- 18 
6-35 
4- 34 
5- 46 
9-8 
10-4 
8- 9 
9- 3 
91 
8- 91 
9- 49 
8-28 
8-23 
8-25 
Means 
3-59 
5-60 
9-5 
8-63 
General means... 
3-27 
4-41 
9'4 
806 
Ihe amounts of “ mineral matter” are too high, owing to the adventitious matters retained by the wool. 
