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4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 

 Lamb Feeding Expekimexts. — Table of Weights and Gains — Continued. 



*Loss. 



The last weight was taken after lambs had been pastured. 



. Deductions. — In a comparison of the results for 1913 with that of an average of 

 the years 1912 and 1913, there is illustrated the possible error from drawing conclu- 

 sions from a single year's experimental work. However, both of the foregoing tables 

 contain valuable and interesting data which might be briefly summarized as follows: — 



1. Alfalfa is a most economical feed for fattening lambs but is often excelled by 



mixtures of other less concentrated roughages which have the greater suc- 

 culence. 



2. Alfalfa and roots makes by far the most concentrated, best balanced and most 



profitable roughage for lamb feeding. 



3. Timothy hay alone is a poor roughage for sheep, but when fed in conjunction 



with roots, or garden refuse, answers fairly well, and yields fair profits. 



4. Corn stover is too coarse for lambs, but, when fed with roots, yields a small 



margin of profit. 



5. Oat and pea hay did not rank as high a.s anticipated, but yielded a fair mar- 



gin of profit. 



6. The cost per pound gain was very high in all lots excepting where alfalfa was 



fed. 



7. The great advantage of winter feeding lambs is to hold the same over until 



early spring when the market is good, at the same time marketing the 

 farm grown roughage and grain at market values, making a profit over 

 and above the food values and retaining a large amount of most valuable 

 manure on, the farm. 



