602 ME. J. B. LAWES AND DE. J. H. GILBEET ON THE COZMPOSITION OF 
Appendix. — Table XIX. Shoidng the Actual Weights (lbs. and oz.) 
Class IV. — 16 Wether Sheep of Cross-breeA (Leicester and South Doivn), about year old, 
Killed at Eothamsted, 
Designation of Parts. 
The 4 giving the Largest amount of 
Increase during Fattening. 
The 4 giving the Smallest amount of 
Increase during Fattening. 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
No. 4. 
]S'o 
1 
1 
0. ; 
No 
1 
6. 
No 
7. 
No. 
8. 
lbs. 
OZ, 
lbs. 
OZ. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. 
oz. 
lbs. 
oz. 
lbs. 
oz. 
lbs. 
oz. 
Original weight 
88 
0 
93 
0 
99 0 
102 0 
91 
0 
88 
0 1 
100 
0 
98 
0 
Final weight, unfasted (including shorn wool) . . . 
144 
12 
149 
0 
154 10 
155 12 
127 
13 
124 
6 ; 
134 
8 
131 
7 
Final weight, after fasting (including shorn wool). 
134 
12 
138 
0 
142 10 
141 12 
115 
13 
111 
6 
122 
8 
122 
7 
Stomachs 
3 
11 
3 
12 
3 15 
3 14 
3 
1 
3 
2 i 
3 
8 
3 
2 
Contents of stomachs 
7 
6 
5 
15 
9 5 
5 12 
4 
15 
5 
12 
5 
12 
7 
3 
Caul -fat 
4 
12 
6 
12-5 
4 5-5 
5 12 
4 
0 
4 
5 
6 
6 
1 
Small intestines and contents 
1 
14 
2 
7-5 
2 6 
2 7 
1 
15 
2 
3 
2 
9 
2 
7’5 
Large intestines and contents 
2 
4 
2 
12 
3 4 
3 6 
2 
10-5 
2 
7 
2 
15 
2 
11 
Intestinal fat 
1 
7 
2 
3 
1 9 
1 11 
1 
0 
1 
0-5 
1 
9-5 
1 
7 
Heart and aorta 
0 
9-3 
0 
8-5 
0 10 
0 9 
0 
7 
0 
9-5 
0 
8 
0 
7-5 
‘offal 
Heart-fat 
0 
4 
0 
3-5 
0 4-5 
0 3-5 
0 
4 
0 
3 
0 
2*2 
0 
4 
Lungs and windpipe 
1 
8 
1 
4-5 
1 14 
1 8 
1 
9 
1 
2 
1 
8 
o 
Blood 
5 
5 
5 
8 
5 9 
6 9 
4 
12 
4 
14 
5 
12-5 
5 
5-3 
a. 
Liver 
2 
7 
2 
7-5 
2 15 
2 3 
2 
1 
2 
4 
2 
4 
2 
2-5 
33 
Grall-bladder and contents 
0 
2-5 
0 
1-5 
0 3 
0 1-8 
0 
2 
0 
1-5 
0 
M 
1-2 
1 ^ 
1 Ul 
Pancreas ( ‘ ‘ sweetbread ” ) 
0 
3-3 
0 
4 
0 3-5 
0 4 
0 
3*5 
0 
3*5 
0 
3-5 
0 
3-5 
j 
Milt or spleen 
0 
3-5 
0 
3 
0 3 
0 4 
0 
3 
0 
3-5 
0 
4-4 
0 
3-3 
Bladder 
0 
1 
0 
0-8 
0 L3 
0 08 
0 
0-7 
0 
0-8 
0 
0-7 
0 
0-9 
Head 
4 
4 
4 
1 
4 6-5 
4 6 
3 
14-5 
3 
12-5 
4 
2-5 
4 
0 
Skin (with feet, &c.) 
11 
0 
8 
12 
13 2 
12 0 
10 
8 
10 
0 
9 
11 
10 
4 
Wool previously shorn 
8 
12 
7 
0 
7 10 
6 12 
5 
13 
5 
6 
7 
8 
6 
7 
( Miscellaneous trimmings 
0 
5-5 
0 
1-8 
0 5-5 
0 
2 
0 
3-5 
0 
3-5 
0 
2-5 
56 
7T 
54 
6T 
61 14-3 
58 0-6 
47 
9-2 
47 
12-3 
53 
15-9 
54 
1-2 
77 
13-5 
85 
5 
83 0 
83 12 
67 
15-5 
64 
6-5 
65 
12 
68 
14-5 
Loss by evaporation, error in weighing, &c 
0 
7-4 
-1 
111 
-2 4-3 
-0 0-6 
0 
4-3 
-0 
12-8 
2 
121 
-0 
87 
Live-weight after fasting 
134 
12 
138 
0 
142 10 
141 12 
115 
13 
111 
6 
122 
8 
122 
7 
* For particulars of the feeding experiment, see article on the “Comparative Fattening Qualities of 
