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CARE OF EWES DURING PREGNANCY 



Ration No. 11 



Wheat bran 5 



Corn silage 2.5 



Mixed hay 2.0 



Daily gain 20 



Ration No. 12 



Dried brewers' grains 5 



Corn silage 2.5 



Mixed hay 2.0 



Daily gain 



.24 



(c) From the Indiana Station, Bulletin 14 f 

 natives, weighing about 160 pounds : - 

 Table 5. Feeding period, 90 days. 



The ewes were 



Ration No. 13 



Oats 35 



Corn silage 1.70 



Mixed hay 2.96 



Daily gain 16 



Ration No. 1$ 



Oats 35 



Corn stover 90 



Mixed hay 3.10 



Daily gain 12 



Table 6. Feeding period, 130 days. 



Ration No. LI 

 ( oats 2 parts ) 



Gram J corn 1 part > L3 5 



( bran 1 part ) 



Clover hay 3.17 



Corn silage 3.95 



Daily gain 18 



Ration No. 16 

 ( oats 2 parts ) 

 Grain J bran 1 part > 

 ( corn 1 part ) 



Clover hay 4.78 



Daily gain 14 



Table 7. Feeding period, 120 days. 



Ration No. 17 



( oats 2 parts ) 



lin < bran 1 part > 



( corn 1 part ) 



Grain ^ icvii ^ 



part ) 



Clover hay 2.53 



Corn silage 4.59 



Daily gain 17 



Ration No. 18 

 ( oats 2 parts ^ 

 Grain J bran 1 part [ 

 ( corn 1 part ) 

 Clover hay 

 Daily gain 



4.00 

 14 



2 Writer's estimate. 



