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Table 3. Ration for Lot C, 1910-11. On basis of food required 



for 50 lambs for i day 



65 lbs. hay . . . 

 10 " corn... 

 20 " ajax. . . 

 20 " gluten . 

 5 " oats... 



Total 



Lbs. 

 D. M. 



56.60 



8.91 



18.60 



18.36 



4-45 



106.92 



Lbs. 

 Pro. 



85 

 79 

 40 

 16 



46 



14.66 



Lbs. 

 C. H. 



26.60 

 6.67 

 7.60 

 8.66 

 2.36 



51-89 



Lbs. 

 Fat 



.80 



•43 

 2.16 

 2.20 



.21 



5-80 



Nutritive ratio 1 4.4 

 Table 4. Ration for Lot D, 1910-11. On basis of food required 



FOR 50 lambs for I DAY 



Lbs. 

 D. M. 



Lbs. 

 Pro. 



Lbs. 

 C. H. 



Lbs. 

 Fat 



60 lbs. silage . , 

 hay . . . 

 corn . . . 

 ajax. . . 

 gluten . 

 oats. . . 



50 

 10 

 20 

 20 



5 



Total . 



12.54 

 43 50 



8.91 

 18.60 

 18.36 



4-45 



54 

 90 



79 

 40 

 16 

 46 



6.78 

 20.40 

 6.67 

 7.60 

 8.66 

 2.36 



106.36 



1425 



52-47 



.42 

 .60 



•43 

 2.16 

 2.20 



.21 



6.02 



Nutritive ratio 1 4.6 



The feeding of the different lots varied somewhat as to details, but 

 in general the grain was increased and the roughage dimini.?hed at ap- 

 proximately the same rate for all lots. The feeding of each lot will 

 now be discussed separately. 



Lot A. — On December 15th, Lot A was eating 40 pounds of silage, 82 

 pounds of roughage consisting of clover hay and pea-and-oat hay, and 30 

 pounds of grain of the mixture given in the basic ration. (Table i.) This 

 amounted to slightly more than 3/ pound of grain per head per day and 

 approximately i^ pounds of roughage other than silage. The amount 

 of silage was kept constant until the lot was sold. The roughage was 

 gradually increased up to February 15th. when it was diminished to 84 

 pounds per day. The roughage reached nearly 2 pounds per head per 



