544 MR. J. B. LAWES AND DE. J. H. GILBEET ON THE COMPOSITION OF 
how much of the several constituents would be stored up in the increase /or 100 of the 
collective dry substance of the foods consumed ; and lastly, how much of the whole would 
be expired, perspired, or voided. These particulars are shown in Table . for the 
different sets of Sheep, and in Table XV. for the different sets of Pigs. 
Table XIV. — Showing the Final Distribution of the Constituents of the Food 
consumed by fattening Sheep. 
General particulars of the experiment. 
100 dry matter of Food gave — 
Stored up 
m Increase. 
Expired. 
aerspired. 
or 
voided. 
Breed. 
Number 
of 
animals. 
Duration. 
Description of fattening food. 
Mineral 
matter 
(ash*). 
Nitro- 
genous 
com- 
pounds 
(dry). 
Non- 1 
nitro- ! 
genous ' 
sub- 
stance 
(fat). 1 
Total 
dry 
Increase. 
Given in limited quantity. 
Given 
ad libitum. 
Class I. (For data, see Class I. Table IN.) 
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 hay Swedish turnips 
Oilcake and clover hay Swedish turnips 
Oilcake and clover hay Swedish turnips 
Oilcake and clover hay Swedish turnips 
Oilcake and clover hay ISwedish turnips 
Oilcake and clover hay Swedish turnips 
0-26 
023 
0-24 
0'24 
0-26 
0-25 
0-92 
073 
077 
078 
0-93 
0-90 
8-41 ! 
8-53 1 
8-29 
8-39 
7-30 i 
7-29 : 
9-60 
9-48 
9-31 
941 
8-49 
8-44 
9040 
90-52 
90 69 
91^59 
91 51 
91 56 
Means 
0-25 j 0-84 
8 03 
9-12 
9t>-8S 
Class III. (For data, see Class III. Table IN.) 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
5 
5 
a 
13 6 
13 6 
13 6 
Oilcake 
Oats 
Clover chaff 
Sw-edish turnips 
Swedish turnips 
Swedish turnips 
0-23 
0-25 
0-24 
077 
0-88 
0-85 
8-32 
8-32 
7-40 
9-31 
9-45 
8-49 
90-69 
90- 55 
91- 51 
Means 
0-24 
0-83 
801 
908 
90 92 
Class IV. (For data, see Class lY. Table IN.) 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
Hants downs 
5 
5 
5 
5 
19 1 
19 1 
19 1 
19 1 
Oilcake 
Linseed 
Barley 
Malt 
Clover chaff 
Clover chaff 
Clover chaff 
Clover chaff 
0T3 
014 
012 
0-10 
0-46 
0-43 
0-41 
0-31 
4-48 
4-62 
4-47 
4-20 
5-07 
' 5-19 
5 00 
4-61 
; 94-93 
I 94-81 
1 95-00 
95-39 
Means 
012 
0-40 
4-44 
4-97 
9.I-0.1 
Class V. (For data, see Class Y. Table IN.) 
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) 
Malt (ground) and malt dust.. 
Barley (ground and steeped) .. 
J Malt (ground and steeped) \ 
1 and malt dust J 
Malt (ground) and malt dust.. 
Mangolds 
Mangolds 
Mangolds 
Mangolds 
Mangolds 
0-24 
0-25 
0-24 
01 9 
0-21 
074 
0-82 
0-84 
0-58 
072 
7- 93 
8- 42 
7-20 
745 
7-33 
8- 91 
9- 49 
8-28 
8-23 
8-25 
1 91-09 
90- 51 
91- 72 
91-7/ 
91-75 
91-37 
Means 
0-23 
074 
7-66 
1 8-63 
General means 
021 
072 
713 
: 8 06 
91 94 
1 
* The estimated amounts of mineral matter are too high, owin' 
to the adventitious matter retained by the wool. 
