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Ration No. 1. 



3.5 pounds of corn stover. 



2.0 pounds of roots. 



.4 pounds of oats or shelled 

 corn. 



Ration No. 2. 



2. pounds of clover hay. 

 1.4 pounds of corn stover. 

 .4 pounds of oats and corn 

 mixed. 



Moutauu slieep ready for sliipiueiit. 



Feeding for market. The ration for fattening re- 

 quires a larger proportion of fats and carbohydrates than 

 the ones just described. It has also been found that lambs 

 fatten best with a mixture of succulent food along with the 

 usual roughage and grain. 



The Cornell University Experiment Station has tried 

 extensive experiments in fattening different lots of lambs 



