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GROWING THE LAMB 



Ration No. 31 



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

 and 1 acre of rape 



Feed Consumed Daily 

 2 parts cracked corn 



Period 



Age Weight 



At beginning At close 



1st 2-6 wks. 18 35 



.08 grain 



2 parts cracked oats 

 1 part bran 

 1 part L.O.M. 



.04 alfalfa hay 



2nd C-10 wks. 35 52 



.45 grain 



2 parts corn 

 2 parts oats 

 1 part bran 

 1 part L.O.M. 



.40 alfalfa hay 



3rd 10-14 wks. 52 72 



6 parts corn 

 .7 grain ^ 3 parts oats 

 1 part L.O.M. 



.2 alfalfa hay 



Ration No. 32 



Lambs and ewes kept in the dry lot and given free choice of the different 



feeds. Compare with Ration No 30, where the same feeds were 



given but the concentrates were mixed 



Feed Consumed Daily 



1st Period 2nd Period 3rd Period 



(Lambs 2-6 wks. old) (Lambs 6-10 wks. old) (Lambs 10-14 wks. old) 



Shelled corn 02 



Ground corn 01 



Whole oats 04 



Ground oats 02 



Bran 03 



Linseed oil meal . . .09 



Alfalfa hay 25 



Weights at beginning 15 Ibs. 

 Weight at close 



.13 

 .04 

 .18 

 .03 

 .07 

 .24 

 .45 

 28 Ibs. 



.330 

 .180 



.380 

 .007 

 .110 

 .540 

 .570 



45 Ibs. 



60 Ibs. 



