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Table V shows the grain consumed by the two lots of lambs 

 from birth to a little over 3 months of age. The difference in 

 the average age of the two lots being only .89 of a day. 



TABLE v.— FEED CONSUMED BY LAMBS AT THREE MONTHS OF AGE, 

 EIGHTEEN LAMBS IN EACH LOT. 



Lot I. 



Lambs sired by 



inferior ram. 



Lot II. 

 Lambs sired by 

 superior ram. 



Average age in days 



Total pounds of grain eaten by eighteen lambs 



Total grain per lamb 



Average grain per lamb per day 



Average grain per 100 pounds gain 



94.50 



506 . 00 



28.11 



.29 



67.66 



93.61 



475.00 



26.39 



.28 



52.81 



FIGURE 4. REAR VIEW OF 

 LAMB BY SCRUB SIRE. 

 The same lamb shown in figure 3. 

 The narrow, raw back, deficient hind 

 quarters and long legs decrease the 

 per cent this lamb will dress out. 



The difference in the feed con- 

 sumed by the two lots of lambs at 

 the same ages is small. The great- 

 est difference is that the lambs 

 sired by the superior ram required 

 14.85 pounds less grain per 100 

 pounds gain than did the lambs 

 sired by the inferior ram. The 

 lambs of lot I required 28 per cent 

 more grain for the same gain than 

 did the lambs of lot II. 



After lambing the ewes were fed 

 grain and hay in such amounts as 

 were necessary to keep them in 

 good, thrifty condition. As seen in 

 the last line of Table IV, the 

 average daily rations were prac- 

 tically the same. The difference 

 in total hay and grain consumed 

 by the two lots of ewes can be ac- 

 counted for by the earlier lambing 

 of lot I. Ewes suckling lambs re- 

 quire more feed in dry lot than 

 pregnant ewes. 



