426 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 



EXPERIMENTAL STATION, CHARLOTTETOWN, P. H:. I. 



EEPOET OF THE SUPEEINTENDSJSTT, J. A. CLAEK, B.S.A. 



BREEDING SHEEP. 



A flock of eight Leicester sheep was transferred from the Nappan Experimental 

 Farm on December 12, 1913. Six other pure-bred Leicester sheep were purchased 

 locally, making a flock of fourteen; consisting of one ram, nine breeding ewes and 

 four ewe lambs. Three of the ewe lambs purchased for breeding purposes proved to 

 be with lamb and were kept over. 



The sheep received in December had severe colds in the head which proved very 

 stubborn to treatment. With the ram it developed into catarrhal pneumonia and 

 killed him. 



EXPERIMENT IN FATTENING LAMBS. 



The experiment to determine the relative value of roughage in lamb fattening 

 was continued v/ith four pens of nine lambs each. 



The total lunnbcr of lambs in the experiment was thirty-six. The original cost' 

 was very high being $5.90 per cwt. live weight. Wether and ewe lambs were selected, 

 weighing on the average 87 pounds for three pens and 70 pounds for the fourth. 



The lambs were allowed to run on pasture for a short time before the beginning 

 of the test. 



x\fter this preparatory -period they were fed as follows : Each lot received 2$ 

 pounds of meal mixture per diem and 1 pound of bran at starting. The meal mixture 

 was increased by one-tenth of a pound per diem, throughout the exiieriment. The 

 bran was increased as necessary up to 2^ pounds per diem, the average amount of bran 

 fed being about 2 pounds per diem. 



Pen IV, though lighter in weight, received the same amount of meal and bran 

 per diem until January 23. From that time on they received a 10 per cent increase 

 of the meal mixture. 



The roughage fed the different lots was as follows : — 



Lot I received alfalfa and clover hay of fair quality. 



Lot II was fed mixed clover and timothy hay, fsnd corn .stover in the proportion of 2 



of hay and 1 of corn stover. 

 Lo- III was \.:-u L.ii'.ull V li.iy ai'.i mar.tiols 

 Lot IV was fed mixed clover and li.r.othy hay and mangels. 



The lambs were dipped with Cooper's dip for lice and ticks on December 22. This 

 set them back for a time. 



In calculating the cost of feeding the following prices were charged: — 



Roots and corn stover at $2 per ton. 



Hay at $8 per ton. 



Meal mixture and bran at $25 per ton. 



Ottawa. 



