DIVISION OF ANIMAL HUSIBANDRT 435 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



It will be observed that the sheep that received alfalfa wintered better than hay- 

 fed sheep. This was shown in their {general appearance, as well as in their weight. 



The sheep that were fed in the open shed did practically as well by weight as the 

 lot receiving the same feed inside. In general appearance they looked healthier and 

 more vigorous than either of the other lota. fXote in plates the two buildings 

 referred to in this exijeriment.) 



The ewes had not conunenced to lamb at the end of the fiscal year; it is therefore 

 impo.-sihle to report on the lamb crop resulting from the different treatments. Notes 

 will be taken on tliis aspect of the question and the results reported ne.xt year. 



No experiments in the winter fattening of lambs or wethers have been conducted 

 this year. The spread between the price of feeders in the fall and the probable price of 

 fat sheep in the spring was not sufficiently great to give inducement. Butchers will 

 give almost as much for a lamb off pasture in the fall as they will for the same lamb 

 the next spring. Under these conditions the raising of lambs is a much more attrac- 

 tive proposition than winter fattening. 



Brandon. 

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