Yours truly,
Wm. H. Brewer.
FOOD, INCREASE, MANURE, ETC., OF FATTENING ANIMALS.
The following table is given by Mr. J. B. Lawes, of Rothamsted, England, showing the relation of the increase, manure, and loss by respiration, to the food consumed by different animals:
| Food In Food. 100 I In 100 lbs. Increase. Man. In Manure. Resp. In Respiration, etc. Inc. In Increase. Stored Amount of each constituent stored up for 100 of it consumed. |
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OXEN. | ||||||||
250 lbs. Oil-cake 600 lbs. Clover-chaff 3500 lbs. Swede turnips produce 100 lbs. increase and supply: | 100 Total Dry Substance of Food supply. | S t o r e d | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | 100 I | Man. | Resp. | Inc. | Man. | Resp. | ||
| lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | |||||
Nitrogenous substance | 218 | 9.0 | 323.0 | 636 | 0.8 | 29.1 | 57.3 | 4.1 |
Non-Nitrogenous substance | 808 | 58.0 | 5.2 | 7.2 | ||||
| Mineral Matter | 83 | 1.6 | 81.4 | .. | 0.2 | 7.4 | .. | 1.9 |
Total dry substance | 1109 | 68.6 | 404.4 | 636 | 6.2 | 36.5 | 57.3 | .. |
SHEEP. | ||||||||
250 lbs. Oil-cake 300 lbs. Clover-chaff 4000 lbs. Swede turnips produce 100 lbs. increase and supply: | 100 Total Dry Substance of Food supply. | S t o r e d | ||||||
| Food | 100 I | Man. | Resp. | Inc. | Man. | Resp. | ||
| lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | |||||
Nitrogenous substance | 177 | 7.5 | 229 | 548.5 | 0.8 | 25.1 | 60.1 | 4.2 |
Non-Nitrogenous substance | 671 | 63.0 | 7.0 | 9.4 | ||||
| Mineral Matter | 64 | 2.0 | 62 | .. | 0.2 | 6.8 | .. | 3.1 |
Total dry substance | 912 | 72.5 | 291 | 548.5 | 8.0 | 31.9 | 60.1 | .. |
PIGS. | ||||||||
500 lbs. Barley meal | 100 Total Dry Substance of Food supply. | S t o r e d | ||||||
| Food | 100 I | Man. | Resp. | Inc. | Man. | Resp. | ||
| lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | |||||
Nitrogenous substance | 52 | 7.0 | 59.8 | 276.2 | 1.7 | 14.3 | 65.7 | 13.5 |
Non-Nitrogenous substance | 357 | 66.0 | 15.7 | 18.5 | ||||
| Mineral Matter | 11 | 0.8 | 10.2 | .. | 0.2 | 2.4 | .. | 7.3 |
Total dry substance | 420 | 73.8 | 70.0 | 276.2 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 65.7 | .. |
In the last edition of his book on Manure, “Praktische Düngerlehre,” Dr. Emil Wolff, gives the following tables: