THE FEEDING OF LIVE STOOK. ies: 
is shown in the following table, which gives a 
summary of the results of the experiment. 
These figures refer to the average effects of the 
food per lamb per lot: 
| We 
| Pounds » arbohy- 
Weekly peaked ry \Protein prt fed| Nutri- 
: RATION. agi aan | matier | ee ον) Pr day | tive 
= cents. bog 10 : 1000 lbs. ee 1000 | ratio. 
NX gai 4 lbs. 
Aen RAS OTH 9 ass Henk τὸ νυ lo 28 4.6 7.02 2.0 16.0 1:8 
eS COL and TrOOtSs. ες ρόδο: | 2.02 4.6 6.41 2.1 16.7 1:8 
3 | Corn, oil-meal and roots..| 2.61 5.3 6.72 Pent | 16.1 1:6 
4 | Corn and oil-meal......... 2.38 5.1 6.99 2.8 15:7 1:5.6 
SMC OTIEANG. DEANG a0 cr acie mes Las 5.3 9.13 2.5 14.8 1:6 
69) Corn and wheat. 2... sec 1.97 5.4 7.64 2.1 15. 5 ἘΞ 
7 | Wheatand oil-meal....... 1.94 6.3 8.04 227 15.0 ieses 
SisCorm (self feed). =... ~ sc. 1.65 Bee 8.57 2.0 ee 129 
9 | Corn and bran (self feed). 1.58 6.8 10.03 2.6 16.1 1:6.2 
It will be noticed that the best results in cost 
of one pound of gain occurred where corn or 
corn and roots were fed. The other feeds were 
somewhat more expensive. 
At the Wisconsin station a ration of shelled 
corn, silage, and cut corn-fodder, fed fattening 
wethers, yielded the cheapest gain. One hun- 
dred pounds of gain cost $5.46 in 1890 at this 
station when fed this ration. In 1891 the same 
kind of ration made 100 lbs. of gain cost $3.70. 
This ration was 1.3 lbs. corn-fodder, 0.8 lb. corn 
silage, and 1.3 105. shelled corn per day and head. 
A ration of corn and oats, equal parts by weight, 
clover silage and clover hay, made the cost of 
100 lbs. of gain $4.01. A ration of oil-meal and 
oats, clover silage and clover hay, made 100 Ibs. 
gain cost $6.09. The wethers receiving the clover 
and oats and oil-meal produced more wool than 
