DIVISION OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



SESSIONAL PAPER Mo. 16 



LAMB FEEDING EXPERIMENT. 



591 



(Alfalfa hay vs. mixed hay, and corn stover vs. timothy hay, and roots vs. oat 

 and pea hay, and roots vs. alfalfa hay. and roots vs mixed hay, and garden ret 

 vs. timothy hay and oat and pea hay, as roughage in fattening lamb3.) 



Lot. 



Class of Feed for Lot. 



Lb. 



Number of lambs in lot 



Number of days in experiment . 



Total weight at beginning 



Total weiffht at end n 



Gain during period n 



Gain per head i 



Gain per head per day n 



Quantity of meal eaten by lot during 



period n 



Quantity of alfalfa hay eaten by lot 



during period n 



Quantity of timothy hay eaten by lot 



during period n 



Quantity of mixed hay eaten by 1 jt 



during period n 



Quantity of roots and ensilage eaten 



by lot during period n 



Total cost of feed $ 



Cost of feed per head 



Cost of feed per head per day cts. 



Cost to produce one pound gain n 



Original cost of lambs at 4§ cents per 



pound live weight $ 



Original cost of lambs, plus cost of feed ■■ 



Selling price at 6J cent, per pound. . . n 



Net profit on lot n 



Net profit on lamb eta. 



I. 



— 



12 



88 

 8834 

 991 



107* 

 8 06 

 •102 



714 



2137 



16 40 

 1.37 

 155 



15-25 



39 '76 

 56 16 

 6194 

 5-78 

 48 



II. 



l-H > 



l-H O 



~ -•-=• 



1 5 ■» 



X " C 



12 



88 



8S4 



907 



23 



1-91 



.022 



602J 



1380 



1632 

 13 99 

 1.17 

 1-32 

 608 



39 78 

 33 77 

 56-69 

 292 

 24.3 



III. 



>i 7! 



S3? 



fi C3 



12 



88 



8834 



964" 



804, 



67 



•076 



6024, 



1325 



1470 

 13 63 

 1.13 

 1-29 

 16 4 



39 76 

 53 39 

 60 25 

 686 

 572 



V. 



£8 2 



12 



88 



884 



1005 



121 



10 08 



114 



6034, 



1760 



1357 

 15 05 

 1.25 

 142 



VI. 



>> 





'A 



12 



88 



884 



957 



73 



603 



■07 



602£ 



1274 



1820 

 13 80 

 1.15 

 131 

 189 



39 78 

 53 58 

 59 81 

 623 

 52- 



VIT. 



>•.-- 



~ 7i ^ 



: — — '~> 



n 



88 

 8s;;i 

 940 



564. 



513 

 •06 



580-5 



1269 

 843 



14 67 

 1.33 

 15 



26 



3976 

 54 43 

 58 "75 

 4 32 

 392 



