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•SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



1am;{ i-'j:i;i)L\(; E\i'i-;i:i.\ii;.\r.— (('lover hay, larydy alfalfa, rs. iiiixod hay, i.ii.l corn 

 stover r.s-. timotliy hay and roots vs. mixed hay and roots and oxtra ijraiu). 



Lot 



Class of ffcd for Ii>t. 



Nniiibor of lainbs. in lot 



Nmnljer of days in expcriiiiOMt ... 



Total weight at beginning !1) 



Total weight at end i. 



(Jain during i^eriod 



Gain per head i, 



Gain per head p t day 



Q'.'.anllty of meal eaten bj' lot 



Quantity of clover hay eaten 



Quatitity of mixed hay eaten i. 



Quantity of tiniitiiy hay '-aten ,• 



Quantity of roots and ensilage eaten 



Total eost of feed .; 



Cust of fe -d per head 



Cost of feed per head per day Ct: 



Original cost of lambs at S5.i)3 per 103 pounds, 



li vc weight g 



Original cost of lambs plus co.^t of feed S 



.Selling price at 7^ cents per poniid $ 



Net profit on lot .? 



Net profit on lamb ots 



Cost to produce 1 pound gain . 



H. 



III. 



TV. 



Clover hav, 



considerable 



alfalfa. 



9 

 97 



7S7i 



7-1 Ji 

 8";? 



81 •> 

 t,S!t8 



•0.S.5 



1 ft!) 

 1 91 



4G-70 

 <;3 52 



1 1:5 

 12 



22-7 



JS'ixed hay 



and 

 corn stovor. 







97 



784i 



80S 



53A 



i 91 



OGy 



815 



1,377 



l.'^ 70 

 1 74 

 18 



4G 52 

 (i2-22 

 G-.' &5 



•r,3 



•7 

 29 G 



Timothy 



hay 

 and roots. 



9 

 97 



78!i 



Mixed hay 



and 



roots and 



■ extra grain. 



3;{ 

 3 GO 

 037 

 809 



,0/ { 



Kil 

 1.-. 77 

 1 75 

 1-80 



40 -7!) 

 62 5fi 

 Gl 05 

 *-91 

 10 

 477 



9 

 97 



fi4.Si 



74 1.^ 



93 



10 3 



IOi> 



861 



1 091 



8G1 

 15 42 

 1 71 

 1 7G 



38-45 

 .53-87 

 55 71 

 1 84 

 ■20 

 IG G 



* T^oss. 



T.A.M15 Fattknino ExTEiuMKNT. — (Average results of three years' test of alfalfa hay vs. 

 mixed liay, and corn stover vs. timothy hay and roots as roughage in fattening 

 lambs). 



Lor. 



Cla.ss of Feed. 



Alfalfa 

 Hav. 



lb. 



Number of lambs in group 



Average niunber of daj's in experiment 



Total weight at beginning of experiment 



Total weight at end of experiment 



Ciain during period , « 



Gain per he:id " 



Gain per head i)er day n 



Quantity of grain eaten bj- lot in i>oriod ti 



Quantity of alfalfa >• 



Quantity of timothy ■> 



C^.iantity of mixed hay 



Quantity of ro<jts and en.silage 



Total cost of feed 



Cost of feed per head 



Cost of feed per head i)er day cts. 



Original eost of lambs $ 



Original cost of lambs, plus cost of feed !S 



S.-liing jirice •?, 



Net profit on lot $ 



Net 1 roiit on lam'o cts. 



Cost to produce a |>ound of gain cts. 



31 

 92 



2,529i 

 2,872i 

 312^ 

 11 

 2 

 2,12G 

 G,717 



§ 



.S! 



50.07 



l.Gl 



1.75 



125.08 



175.15 



187.75 



12. GO 



40 



14.'. 



n. 



IIL 



Mi:(ed Hay ' TimoHiy 



and Hay 



Corn j aiiii 



Stover. Roots. 



31 

 92 

 2,5l9.t 

 2,074| 

 155 



.054 

 2,003ii 



4,111 



3,82G 



43.34 



1.39 



1.51 



124 G7 



His. 01 



175.29 



7.28 



23 



28 



31 



92 

 2,4G2 

 2,G.55,' 

 lO.ii' 



G.2 



.008 



i,mh 



4.194 ' 



4,147^, 



42.47 



1.37 



1.49 



12,207 



154 51 



IC." 



.39 

 .84 

 02 

 22 



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