592 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



LAMB FATTENING EXPERIMENT. 



(Average results of two years' tests of alfalfa hay vs. mixed hay, and corn stover 

 vs. timothy hay and roots as roughage in fattening lambs.) 



Class of feed. 



Number of lambs iu group 



Average number of days in experiment 



Total weight at beginning of experiment lb. 



Total weight at end of experiment •> 



Gain during period » 



Gain per head < 



Gain per head per day " 



Quantity of grain eaten by lot in period h 



Quantity of alfalfa » 



Quantity of timothy " 



Quantity of mixed hay i 



Quantity of roots and ensilage n 



Total cost of feed $ 



Cost of feed per head $ 



Cost of feed per head per day cts. 



Original cost of lambs $ 



Original cost of lambs plus cost of feed 8 



Selling price $ 



Net profit on lot $ 



!N et profit on lamb 8 



Cost to produce a pound of gain cts. 



Lot I. 



Alfalfa hay. 



22 

 80 

 1.741| 

 2,0km 

 2GS| 

 122 

 •137 

 1.311 

 4,819 



Lot II. 



Mixed hay 



and 



corn stover. 



33 25 

 1 51 



1"7 



78 33 



111 03 



123 10 



11 47 



52 



12* 



22 

 89 

 1,7342 

 l,836j 

 10l| 

 4 r 6 

 052 

 1,1881 



2,764 



3,123 



27 64 



1 25 



1- 



15 



79 



78 



105 



112 44 



6 65 



302 

 27.2 



Lot III. 



Timothy 



hay 

 and roots. 



22 

 89 

 1,673 

 1,8333 

 IGOi 

 7'70 

 •0S7 

 l,082i 



2,817 



3,306| 



26 70 



1 21 



i 36 



75 28 



101 99 



103 74 



1 75 



08 



166 



