PROGRESSIVE SHEEP RAISING 



Experiment has shown that to produce a hundred pounds 

 of lamb flesh it was necessary only to add one of the 

 following to the milk and grass diet: 



71 pounds of wheat bran 

 or 74 pounds of corn meal 

 or 78 pounds of oats 

 or 8 1 pounds of crushed peas. 



Feeding fof Unweaned lambs that are to go to the 



Breeders or breeding flock at maturity should re- 



/ * Mnrleot Ceive OatS > ^ ran an< ^ P 688 ' wni ^ e those 



that are to go to the slaughter pen 

 should receive corn. The corn produces a fat carcass and 

 one better suited for market demands. 



Gains from The rate f S 3 " 1 fr m tne different 



Different Grains %** by WoU ta the folbwing 



C[UOLdLlOn . 



"When alfalfa is used alone it requires no to 120 days 

 to fit lambs for market ; with light grain feeding (one-fourth 

 pound per head per day) 100 to no days; with medium 

 grain ration (one-half pound), 90 to 100 days; and with 

 heavy grain ration (one pound), 70 to 80 days." 



He states that one-fourth pound a day of corn made as 

 much gain as one-half pound, but that the gain was not so 

 rapid. 



Rations In Henry's Feeds and Feeding (page 



worked out by 5 2 ^) are given a number of results from 



j? v .i* tne various experiment stations in ra- 



t,xperi> tions for fattening lambs The tables 



Stations show how much rations should be given 



each day to- a hundred lambs. They also show the weights 

 of the lambs that were fed and the average daily gain 

 resulting from the feed combinations. 



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