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As these lambs were intended for breeding stock they were rather 

 lightly fed. The lambs fed soybeans and corn made larger gains, 

 consumed less grain and roughage for 100 Ibs. gain, and were thrift- 

 ier than those fed oats and corn. Soybeans are evidently a most ex- 

 cellent supplement to corn for lambs. (201) 



754. Oil cakes. At the Edinburgh and East of Scotland College 

 of Agriculture 1 Bruce tested the relative value of various concen- 

 trates with 4 lots, each of 30 yearling wethers averaging 93 Ibs. All 

 lots were fed the concentrates given below with unlimited hay and 

 sliced turnips for roughage. The results of the trial, which lasted 

 85 days, were as follows: 



Various concentrates for fattening yearling wethers. 



The wethers fed linseed cake produced the largest gains and re- 

 quired the smallest amount of concentrates and roughage for 100 Ibs. 

 of gain. Cotton-seed cake proved the least valuable. Mixed cotton- 

 seed cake and linseed cake produced nearly as large and as economi- 

 cal gains as linseed cake alone. Lot IV, fed dried distillers' grains, 

 made satisfactory gains, requiring 40 Ibs. more concentrates and about 

 650 Ibs. more turnips for 100 Ibs. gain than Lot III. The large 

 amount of turnips consumed shows how freely British farmers use 

 roots in sheep feeding. (188, 200, 317) 



755. Dried beet pulp and molasses-beet pulp. At the Michigan 

 Station 2 Shaw fed 4 lots, each of 18 western lambs averaging 67 Ibs., 



1 Bui. 10. 



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Bui. 220. 



