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Feeds and Feeding. 



816. Rations for fattening lambs. At various Stations different 

 feeding stuffs and combinations of feeds have been used with 

 lambs for fattening purposes. Examples are here presented to 

 aid the feeder in forming satisfactory combinations of grain and 

 roughage and to guide in determining the quantities required. 

 In all cases the rations are calculated for 100 head. The weight 

 of the lambs is given in each example. 



Michigan Experiment Station. l 

 Corn and clover hay. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed. 

 Daily gain 



82 



.31 



Shelled corn 149 



Clover hay 104 



Wisconsin Experiment Station. 2 



Corn and corn fodder. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 76 



Daily gain 27 



Shelled corn 154 



Corn fodder.... ,. 188 



Michigan Experiment Station. l Michigan Experiment Station. 



Corn, bran and clover hay. 



Corn, oil meal and clover hay. 

 Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 83 



Daily gain 34 



Corn 132 



Oil meal 33 



Clover hay 110 



Michigan Experiment Station. 3 



Corn, wheat and clover hay. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 85 



Daily gain 25 



Shelled corn 64 



Wheat 64 



Clover hay 129 



Wisconsin Experiment Station. 2 



Corn, peas and corn fodder. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 76 



Daily gain 32 



Shelled corn 87 



Peas 87 



Corn fodder.... ,.183 



Av. wt. of lambs fed. 

 Daily gain 



Lbs. 

 80 

 .25 



Bui. 113. 



Kept. 1896. 



Shelled corn 81 



Bran 81 



Clover hay 107 



Wisconsin Experiment Station. 2 



Corn, oats and hay. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 89 



Daily gain 38 



Shelled corn 94 



Oats 94 



Hay 95 



Michigan Experiment Station. 4 



Oats, hay and roots. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 83 



Daily gain 31 



Oats 164 



Clover hay 140 



Ruta-bagas 100 



8 Bui. 128. * Bui. 107. 



