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Table XVI. gives for periods of one week, the amounts 
of the different rations fed and the orts weighed back. 
TABLE XVI. 
FOOD EATEN, IN POUNDS. 
Lot I. 
Lot II. 
Lot III. 
Lot IV. 
Oats,Wheat,Barley 
Alfalfa . 
Alfalfa Orts.| 
Water. 
Water Orts. 
Oats, Wheat, Barley 
Alfalfa . 
Alfalfa Orts. 
Warm Water. 
Warm Water Orts, 
Corn. | 
Alfalfa . 
Alfalfa Orts . 
Warm Water . 
Warm Water Orts, 
Corn . 
Alfalfa. 
Alfalfa Orts . 
Water . 
[Water Orts . 
Jan 23-BO. 
17 
96 
27 
233 
60 
17 
95 
21 
233 
33 
17 
96 
19 
233 
50 
17 
96 
24 
233 
50 
Jan. 30-Feb. 7. . . 
26 
90 
13 
185 
41 
26 
90 
17 
185 
18 
26 
90 
17 
185 
21 
26 
90 
17 
185 
28 
Feb. 7-13. 
35 
105 
28 
210 
29 
1 
35 
105 
25 
210 
27 
35 
105 
24 
• 
210 
26 
35 
105 
26 
210 
37 
Feb. 13-20. 
41 
103 
27 
210 
43 
44 
103 
30 
210 
29 
44 
103 
28 
210 
20 
44 
103 
30 
210 
30 
Feb. 20-27. 
52 
91 
24 
210 
22 
52 
91 
28 
210 
H 
52 
91 
24 
210 
21 
52 
91 
24 
3 
210 
31 
Feb. 27-Mar. 7... 
61 
104 
38 
240 
36 
61 
104 
30 
240 
77 
61 
104 
28 
240 
23 
61 
104 
29 
240 
60 
Mar. 7-14. 
56 
91 
30 
225 
29 
i 
56 
91 
24 
225 
43 
56 
91 
26 
225 
27 
56 
91 
21 
225 
47 
Mar. 14-21. 
60 
91 
52 
245 
40 
60 
91 
54 
245 
53 
60 
91 
45 
245 
31 
1 
60 
91 
58 
245 
58 
Mar. 21-28. 
61 
91 
39 
241 
37 
61 
91 
! 
42 { 241 
34 
61 
91 
35 
241 
26 
61 
91 
52 
241 
38 
Mar. 28-Apr. 4... 
61 
89 
37 
245 
72 
61 
91 
38 
245 
48 
61 
91 
31 
245 
36 
24 
81 
33 
245 
99 
Apr 4-11. 
49 
7o 
32 
245 
84 
59 
84 
36 
245 
48 
54 
91 
15 
245 
33 
41 
70 
23 
245 
98 
Apr. 11-18. 
49 
70 
28 
245 
81 
49 
70 
42 
245 
99 
52 
91 
40 
245 
64 
45 
70 
27 
245 
107 
Apr. 18-25. 
49 
70 
21 
245 
73 
49 
70 
34 
245 
82 
31 
70 
26 
245 
66 
45 
70 
23 
245 
72 
Apr. 25-May 2... 
10 
40 
26 
137 
26 
13 
45 
43 
139 
50 
22 
45 
32 
145 
47 
22 
45 
33 
137 
46 
Totals.. 
630 
1201 
422 
3116 
673 
643 
1221 
484 
3118 
676 
632 
1250 
390 
3124 
491 
589 
1198 
420 
3116 
802 
Totals for 4 sheep 
Jan. 23-May 2. 
536 
1091 
V 
355 
2672 
t 
593 
538 
1014 
403 
2620 
589 
518 
1123 
326 
2597 
414 
509 
1026 
363 
2717 
727 
FOOD AND WATER CONSUMED. 
One ewe was thrown out of each lot on account of drop¬ 
ping a lamb; from Lot I. on April 4, Lot II. on April 11, 
