s, and weighed. Both lots were put into a field
of well-sheltered old lea, having a division between them. All
the food was cut and given them in troughs, three times a day.
They had also a constant supply of hay in racks.

At the end of the trial, on the 1st of March, 1856, the sheep
were all re-weighed, sent to the Edinburgh market, and sold same
day, but in their separate lots. As I had no opportunity of
getting the dead weights, I requested Mr. Swan, the salesman, to
give his opinion on their respective qualities. This was to the
effect that no difference existed in their market value, but that
the sheep fed on turnips would turn out the best quality of mutton,
with most profit for the butcher. Both lots were sold at the same
price, viz., 52s. 6d. During the three months of trial, we found
that each lot consumed about the same weight of food--viz., 8 tons
13 cwt. 47 lb. of cabbage, being at the rate of 21-1/3 lbs. per day
for each sheep, and 8 tons 10 cwt. 7 lb. Swedes, being at the rate
of 20-9/10 lb. per day.

It will be seen, by referring to the table (see next page), that in
this trial the Swede has proved of higher value for feeding purposes
than the cabbage, making 11 st. 4 lb. of gain in weight, whilst the
cabbage made 10 st. 9 lb. At the same time, 3 cwt. 40 lb. less food
were consumed; and taking the mutton gained at 6d. per lb., the
Swedes consumed become worth 9s. 3-1/4d. per ton, while the gain on
the cabbage, at the same rate, makes them worth 8s. 7d. per ton.
But from the great additional weight of the one crop grown over the
other, the balance, at the prices, c., mentioned, is in favor of the
cabbage by L1 15s. 11-3/4d. per acre.

These results certainly speak strongly in favor of the cabbage; but the
weight of the acreable crop of cabbages stated in the table appears to
be unusually great. So heavy a crop is rarely obtained.

_Furze_ (_Gorse, or Whins_).--Notwithstanding the natural historical
knowledge of Goldsmith, his poetical description of the furze is far
from accurate. This plant, instead of being "unprofitably gay," deserves
to rank amongst the most valuable vegetables cultivated for the use of
the domestic animals. It grows and flourishes under conditions which
most injuriously affect almost every other kind of fodder and green
crop. Prolonged drought in spring and early summer not un