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GROWING THE LAMB 



ready for market at weaning time is reported below in pounds per 



head per day. 



(a) From experiments conducted at the Illinois Station: 

 Table 11. The lambs in this experiment were by a pure-bred 



Shropshire ram and out of western ewes weighing about 115 pounds 



when pregnant. 



Ration No. 21 



Lambs and ewes kept in the dry lot 



Period 

 1st 



Age 



'Weight 



At beginning At close 

 2-6 wks. 16.0 29.5 



Feed Consumed Daily 



2 parts bran 



2 parts cracked corn 



2 parts oats 



1 part L.O.M. 4 

 .09 alfalfa hay 



.12 grain 



2nd 



3rd 



6-10 wks. 



10-14 wks. 



45.0 



45.0 



59.0 



3 parts corn 

 .6 grain J 2 parts oats 



1 part L.O.M. 

 .3 alfalfa hay 



r 6 parts corn 

 1.0 grain J 3 parts oats 



( 1 part L.O.M. 

 .7 alfalfa hay 



Ration No. 28 



Sixteen ewes and twenty lambs pastured on 1 acre of rye, 1 acre of alfalfa, 

 and 1 acre of rape 



Period 

 1st 



Age -.- Weight 



At beginning At close 



2-6 wks. 16.5 30.0 



2nd 



3rd 



6-10 wks. 



30.0 



48.0 



10-14 



48.0 63.0 



Feed Consumed Daily 

 r 2 parts bran 



.06 grain] 2 P arts cracked corn 

 \ 2 parts oats 



[l part L.O.M. 

 .05 alfalfa hay 



3 parts corn 

 .3 grain ^ 2 parts oats 



1 part L. O. M. 



6 parts corn 

 .4 grain J 3 parts oats 

 1 part L.O.M. 



'Linseed oil meal. 



