437 



Soiling ewes and lambs (pp. L4-l(>). — Ten ewes and ten lambs, tlio 

 latter about a month old at tlie beginning of tlie trial, were fed during 

 57 da^^s on green clover, green corn, and oats; at the end of that time 

 two ewes and two lambs were dro])ped and the experiment continued 

 with the remainder. Tables give the weight of animals, total food con- 

 sumed, food consumed per 100 pounds of gain, and cost of the same 

 during the experiment. 



During the first 55 days the ten ewes gained 55 pounds and the lambs 

 102 pounds, and 100 pounds of gain cost, at the prices for feeding stuffs 

 given above, $3.60; during the next 51 days the (eight) ewes gained 52 

 pounds and the (eight) lambs 138 pounds, and 100 pounds of gain cost 

 $3.22; and during the last period (28 days), while the lambs were being 

 weaned and placed on dry food, the cost was 15.10 per 100 pounds of 

 gain. 



Fattening tcether lambs (pp. 10-10). — Three lots, each containing three 

 wethers about 8 months old, were fed during 80 days as follows : lot 1, 

 shelled corn, corn silage, and fodder corn; lot 2, equal parts, by weight, 

 of corn and oats, with clover silage and clover hay; lot 3, oil meal, oats, 

 clover silage, and clover hay — that is, rations low, medium, and high in 

 nitrogenous compounds. The weights of the wethers, the food con- 

 sumed, cost of the same, and gain by periods for each lot are tabulated, 

 and an appendix contains data obtained at time of slaughtering regard- 

 ing the weight and size of parts. During the experiment lot 1 gained 98 

 ])ounds, at a cost of $3.28 ; lot 2 gained 90 pounds, at a cost of $3.80, 

 and lot 3 gained 92 pounds, at a cost of $1.96. Thus tlie ration consist- 

 ing of shelled corn, corn silage, and fodder corn produced the largest 

 gain and cost the least. The animals were slaughtered, and " no dif- 

 ference in the proportion of fat to lean meat was observed." 



Cost of i)ro(luciny mutton and beef compared (pp. 19, 20). — From a 

 comparison of the results of forty-four experiments in fattening steers, 

 three of which were made at the station, with the above results with 

 wethers, the author concludes that "our wether lambs made a more 

 economical gain than did the steers in either case." 



Experiments with hogs, W. A. Henry, B. Agr. (pp. 21-01). 



Feeding for fat and for lean (pp. 21-31).— Two lots of three pigs each, 

 all 134 days old at the beginning of the trial, were fed from Noveuiber 

 4 to :March 10, as follows : lot 1, for the first 13 weeks, all they would 

 eat of a mixture of 2 parts of shorts and 1 part of bran, and after that 

 corn meal; and lot 2, corn meal during the whole trial. After the first 

 six weeks both lots were given hard-wood ashes in addition. The gains 

 in weight, food consumed, the weights of blood and liver, and analyses 

 of the. sixth-rib cut after slaughtering are tabulated for each lot, the 

 data obtained at time of slaughtering being detailed more fully in an 

 ai)p<'ndix. Lot 1 gained 198 i)ounds \vliile on shorts and bran, or 100 

 jtounds lor 52-1 pounds of food consumed, and 187 pounds while on corn 

 meal, or 100 pounds for 448 pounds of food consumed. Lot 2 gained 



