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ration was changed June 1st to ground corn, 6 parts, and oil 

 cake, 1 part by weight. 



The lambs ate some hay with the mothers, but this was 

 charged to the ewes. 



Salt and Water. — Clean salt was kept before the ewes. 



Fresh, clean water was supplied the ewes and lambs twice 

 daily in galvanized iron tubs. 



Weight of Ewes. — The average weight of the two lots of 

 ewes are given in Table I. 



TABLE I.— WEIGHT OF EWES. SEVENTEEN EWES IN EACH LOT. 



Lot I. 

 Ewes bred to 

 inferior lamb. 



Lot II. 

 Ewes bred to 

 superior lamb. 



Average initial weight per ewe December Qth 



Weight per ewe after lambing 



Loss or gain per ewe after lambing 



Average final weight per ewe June 22nd 



Average total loss per ewe 



93.17 

 92.35 



. 82 loss 

 85.00 

 8.17 



95.03 

 98.29 

 3. 26 gain 



85.27 

 9.76 



The difference in weight of the ewes throughout the ex- 

 periment was slightly in favor of lot 2. This difference is too 

 small, however, to account for the difference in the lambs. 



So far as could be determined from observations made at 

 weighing time, the ewes in each lot suckled their lambs equally 

 well. Hence the difference in condition and weight in the 

 lambs could not be attributed to the difference in the amount 

 of milk they received from their mothers. 



Weights and Gains of Lambs. — Table II shows the difference 

 in weights and gains of the two lots of lambs. 



TABLE II.^WEIGHTS AND GAINS OF LAMBS, EIGHTEEN LAMBS IN EACH 



LOT. 



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