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results of the feeding before and after weaning are tabulated, and the 

 following" conclusions are drawn: 



''(l) Corn meal is iudicatetl to be decidedly better than oats or braii for feeding 

 lambs before and after weaning in respect to the rate of grain, cost of gain, and the 

 amount required to produce 100 lbs. of increase. These features are decidedly the 

 most important to consider in determining the position of such foods in an experi- 

 ment of this kind. 



"(2) Oats fed in a whole condition, considering the rate of gain and amount 

 required to produce 100 lbs. increase, raulv superior to bran as a food for feedin<^ 

 lambs over such a jieriod. While seemingly inferior to oats for lambs before they 

 are weaned, bran was decidedly better when fed to the same lambs on pasture after 

 weaning, 



"(3) Bran from the three points of view already stated has not given asgoodi'esults 

 as either of the other foods. The cost of the bran may vary in different localities so 

 as to modify these results somewhat, but the valuation which has been adopted will 

 likely represent the average. To make the position of these two foods more clearly 

 evident it will be necessary to obtain more data bearing on their value for lamb 

 feeding.'" 



Succulent and dry rations for fattening lambs, J. A. Craig ( Wis- 

 consin Sta. Rpt. 1895, pp. 61-63). — The experiment was made with 12 

 grade Shropshire wethers, divided into 3 lots of 4 each, and lasted 11 

 weeks. Lot 1 was fed roots, hay, and grain; lot 2, silage, hay, and 

 grain; and lot 3, hay and grain only. The same kind of grain was fed 

 to all the lots, being oats at first, later oats and corn, and finally oats, 

 corn, and linseed meal. 



The total gain of lot 1 (roots) was 109.5 lbs., of lot 2 (silage) 102 lbs., 

 and of lot 3 (hay) 116 lbs. The cost of 100 lbs. of gain for lot 1 was 

 $6.13, lot 2 86.22, and lot 3 $6.25. The financial statement is based on 

 hay at $8, roots and silage at $2, and linseed meal at $25 per ton, and 

 corn at 40 cts. and oats at 30 cts. per bushel. 



"It will be seen that the lambs fed the dry ration gained slightly more than 

 either of the others, but they ate more food, consuming more hay and much more 

 grain than the other 2 lots. Considering the rate of gain the dry ration gave the 

 highest returns, while next to it comes the root ration and lastly the silage ration. 

 These gains, however, are very uniform, and indicate the trend of the experiment 

 from the beginning until the conclusion." 



From a financial standpoint, the roots were rather more profitable. 



Wheat as food for swine, W. A. Henry ( Wisconsin Sta. Rpt. 

 1895, pp. 24-31). — Four tests of the value of wheat as food for swine are 

 reported. Tlie first test, which lasted 10 weeks, was made with 6 pure- 

 bred Berkshire pigs divided into 2 equal lots. They were about 5 

 months old at the beginning of the trial, and had previously been fed 

 upon a mixture of corn meal, shorts, and linseed meal with skim milk. 

 Lot 1 was fed a ration of ground wheat, and lot 2 ground wheat and 

 corn meal, half and half The meal was mixed into a thick slop with 

 water. In this and the other tests tliere was a preliminary period of 1 

 week. The food consumed i)er lot and per 100 lbs. of gain iu weight, 

 and the weekly and total gains for each pig are tabulated. Lot 1 



