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grain eaten per pound (if gain being 5.36 lbs. The lambs were sold for $21.35 more 

 than they originally cost, plus the cost of the grain eaten. 



The conii)arative merits of grade Shropshire and Oxford down Iand)s were tested 

 in the third trial with two lots, one containing 10 lambs of the former breed and the 

 other 10 of the latter. All the lambs were kept in pens and feed for 16 weeks a 

 grain ration consisting of whole oats and wheat, 2:1, in addition to clover hay, a 

 mixtuie of i)ea hay and wild oats, and mangel-wurzels and carrots mixed. During 

 the last 4 weeks they were also given some corn silage. At the beginning of the 

 trial the average weights of the lambs in the two lots were 75 and 70 lbs., respec- 

 tively. During the test the average daily gains were 0.24 and 0.20 lb., respectively. 

 Considering the test as a whole, the cost of a pound of gain was 6.1 cts. It was cal- 

 culated that there was a total profit of !^1.08. Five lambs in each lot were slaughtered; 

 the dressed weight being on an average 52.3 per cent of the live weight. 



"There was no profit in feeding the lambs under the conditions prevailing in this 

 experiment, except such as would result from feeding the coarse products of the farm 

 instead of selling them off the farm. We believe it is better to feed lambs than to 

 sell them for mutton in the fall, where more favorable conditions for feeding can be 

 obtained. If lambs are fed in winter in this section, they should have an open, dry 

 shed in whii-h to run a portion of the time. An open yard with no roof will not do 

 for sheep here on account of the mud. It will pay, where more exercise can be 

 given, to feed a heavier grain ration, and make the feeding period shorter. 



"While the results in this experiment are somewhat negative, yet they will serve 

 as a guide for further work, and we shall repeat the work under other conditions 

 and at other seasons of the year." 



The author also reports analysis of chopped rye. shorts, barley, millet seed, corn 

 silage, and pea hay. 



The food value of sugar beet, A. D. Hall {Jour. Southeast. Agr. Col., Wye, 

 1902, Xo. 11, pp. 100-103). — Using two lots of 13 sheep each, the comimrative value 

 of mangel-wurzels and sugar beets was tested for 8 weeks. In addition to the roots, 

 each sheep received per head per day a pound of a mixture of oats, maize, and lin- 

 seed cake. All the animals were folded on grass land and frequently shifted to secure 

 satisfactory pasturage. The average weight of the sheep fed mangel-wurzels at the 

 lieginning of the trial was 123 lbs. ; of those fed sugar beets 122 lbs. The average 

 increase of the two lots was 30 and 22 lbs., respectively. According to the author 

 the wool of the sheep fed mangel-wurzels was superior to that of the other lot. The 

 conclusion is drawn that sugar beets can not profitably replace mangel-wurzels as a 

 fodder crop for sheep. 



A comparison of feeds for pigs, I). W. May {Kentucky St<i. Bui. 101, pp. 152- 

 i64).— The (-(juiparative merits of feeding corn alone and combined with other mate- 

 rials were tested with five lots, each containing 4 Berkshire grade pigs. Lot 1 was 

 fed shelled corn alone; lot 2, shelled corn and corn and soy bean silage; lot 3, shelled 

 corn and shelled soy beans, 2:1; lot 4, shelled corn and dried distillery grains, 1:1, 

 and lot 5, shelled corn and dried distillery grains, 2:1. The pigs weighed on an aver- 

 age about 140 lbs. each at the beginning of the trial. In the ten weeks of the test 

 the average daily gain in the different lots was 0.70, 0.87, 1.16, 1, and 0.63 lbs., 

 respectively. At the conclusion of the test proper the feeding was continued for a 

 supplementary period of 3 weeks. During the first week all the pigs were fed 

 shelled corn and skim milk, those in lots 1 and 4 receiving \ lb. of cotton-seed meal 

 per head daily in addition. During the second week all the pigs were fed hominy 

 meal and tankage, those in lots 2 and 3 receiving \ lb. and those in lot 5 2^ lb. of 

 cotton-seed meal per head daily. During the third week the basal ration again 

 consisted of shelled corn and tankage, the pigs in lot 1 receiving in addition \ lb. 

 and those in lot 4 \ lb. of cotton-seed meal per head daily. The average daily 

 gain without cotton-seed meal was 1.4 ll)s. and with cotton-seed meal, 1.62 lbs. On 



