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CONCLUSIONS. 



1. Lots receiving corn in the fattening ration, either in whole 

 or in part produced the best gains, were apparently in better finish, 

 and in general were fed at a greater profit than the lots fed any 

 other ration. (See lots 1, 4, 5, 10, 11, 14, 22, etc.) 



2. A grain ration made up exclusively of wheat bran proved 

 to be inferior for fattening lambs. (See lot 3.) 



3. Feeding by means of a "self feed" is an expensive method 

 of fattening, and is not to be recommended either from the stand- 

 point of total gains made or the amount of dry matter required to 

 produce a given gain. (Compare lots 7 and 10, 11 and 18; 15 and 

 19, and 21 and 26.) 



4. Wheat bran is more valuable, pound for pound, than corn, 

 and hence can be fed profitably in this State, except when it ap- 

 proaches very closely the value of corn, 



5. When roots are fed in a ration better gains are made and 

 less dry matter is required to produce one pound of gain. 



6. Shearing lambs late (March 8) in winter during feeding 

 period increases the rate of gain. 



7. Shearing in fall (December 1), was not followed by good 

 results, and in these experiments was not as profitable as feeding 

 unshorn lambs. (Compare lots 21 and 24). 



8. The animals, fattened on rape during the fall and in good 

 condition at the beginning of the experiment were essentially as 

 successful feeders as those in poorer condition that were pastured 

 on grass during the same fall period. (Compare lots 21 and 27.) 



9. Small gains are not necessarily unprofitable, nor are large 

 gains a sure index of profitable food consumption. 



10. Roots were a valuable addition to every ration to which 

 they were added. 



THE ONE HUNDRED PER CENT PROFIT ANIMAL— THE 



SHEEP. 



(A. T. Grimes, Greenwood, Mo.) 



History teaches us that sheep keeping was the earliest of the 

 arts. Abraham, according to scripture, viewed his flocks from his 

 tent door ; Laban sheered sheep ; Isaac had vast flocks ; Jacob used 

 the wool to make his favorite son, Joseph, a coat of many colors. 

 In ancient times a man's wealth was reckoned by the size of his 



