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Feeds and Feeding. 



The lambs fed sorghum hay and shelled corn made only two-thirds 

 as large gains as those fed alfalfa hay and corn, and required nearly 

 200 Ibs. more grain and 300 Ibs. more roughage for 100 Ibs. of gain. 

 The lambs fed 0.2 Ib. of linseed meal in addition to sorghum hay and 

 shelled corn made heavier and more economical gains than those 

 getting no linseed meal. The report states that during the last 2 

 weeks of the trial the lambs fed sorghum hay and corn tired of the 

 ration and ate poorly, while those getting linseed meal in addition to 

 the sorghum hay and corn ate well and made good gains thruout the 

 trial. (222) 



766. Various roughages for fattening lambs. At the Oklahoma 

 Station 1 McDonald and Malone fed 4 lots, each of 10 lambs aver- 

 aging about 75 Ibs., the following rations for 140 days. Each lot 

 was given all the grain and roughage it would consume. 



Alfalfa, cowpea, and prairie hay, and corn stover for fattening range 



lambs. 



These lambs were fed for the longest period coming under our 

 observation, and made the largest total gains as well as large daily 

 gains. They also consumed but a small amount of grain and rough- 

 age for 100 Ibs. of gain. Cowpea hay proved fully equal to alfalfa 

 hay. (261) Prairie hay with corn meal and cotton-seed meal pro- 

 duced fairly large total and daily gains, but at a greater consumption 

 of concentrates for 100 Ibs. of gain. The ration fed Lot IV, consisting 

 of alfalfa hay, corn stover, corn meal, and cotton-seed meal, proved 

 nearly as good as that supplied either of the first two lots. 



1 Bui. 78. 



