CONCLUSIONS. 87 
It is very evident that the small grain supplement fed was a 
paying investment. 
CONCLUSIONS. 
The following are chief among the conclusions that may 
be shown from the experiment: 
1. That in this experiment, during the 112 days of its 
continuance, the wethers in lot two which were given a 
grain ration of 4% pound oats each per day, gained 60 per 
cent more than the lambs in lot one which were given no 
grain. 
2. That, during the experiment proper the extra increase 
made by the wethers was worth more than the cost of the 
grain used in making it. 
3. That the wethers in lot two were in a better con- 
dition of flesh at the close of the experiment proper than 
those of lot one, and consequently if marketed at that time 
would have sold for.a better price. 
4. That since the wethers in lot two gained 60 per cent 
more than those in lot one during the 112 days of the exper- 
iment proper, and since the wethers in lot one gained 55 per 
cent more than those in lot two during the 77 days of the 
after experiment, the conclusion would seem to be legitimate 
that the power of a grain supplement such as that used in 
the experiment to produce increase lessons after it has been 
fed for several months. 
5. That feeding a small grain supplement of oats to 
wethers that are being grazed is profitable for a period of 
several months after which it becomes less profitable, if in- 
deed, profitable to any extent. 
