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fed (lot 21) lambs. A comparison of the financial statements for 

 these lots will reveal the fact that the lot fed on rape were more 

 profitable under the conditions existing in these experiments; but 

 the financial results are not. justly comparable from the fact that 

 the live weight of lot two was considerably greater than lot six at 

 the beginning of the experiment. 



Had the lots at that time been of equal weight, not only the 

 gains and amount of dry matter required to produce a pound of 

 gain, but the financial results would have shown a slight advantage 

 in favor of the grass-fed lambs. The difference, however, is very 

 slight, and we must conclude from this experiment that the rape- 

 fed lambs are not to be considered less desirable for winter fat- 

 tening than those pastured on grass. 



i 

 THE VALUE OP ROOTS IN A RATION. 



Feeders who have employed roots largely in a fattening ration 

 are quite unanimous in the opinion that the dry matter in roots is 

 more equal effective than an equal amount of dry matter in fodders 

 and grains. 



The results of the experiments here recorded agree with prac- 

 tical experience. In one experiment in which roots were fed large- 

 ly, and grain, corn and bran limited to one pound daily, it required 

 5.36 pounds of dry matter to produce one pound of gain. The fol- 

 lowing winter one lot fed exactly the same grain mixture, but given 

 all they would eat and only one pound of roots daily, required 9.22 

 pounds of dry matter to produce one pound of gain. 



TABLE 8. 



It will be seen from table 8, that the lambs receiving roots in 

 their ration ate less hay, made considerably better gains and made 

 gains on less dry matter than the lambs fed no roots. 



The results may be briefly summarized as follows: 



