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DOMESTIC ANIMALS, DAIRYING, ETC. 



better than the unmixed grains, eat more of it, and as a result gain 

 more. The fact that they eat more seems to be the chief element in 

 making the profit less than in the feeding of some of the foods un- 

 mixed. (Agr. Dep. F. B. 49.) 



Feeding Beet Pulp to Lambs. Owing to the bulky nature of 

 the pulp not enough of it can be consumed by lambs to produce suf- 

 ficient fat to finish them ; hence it should be fed to the greatest ex- 

 tent at the commencement of feeding. What is fed in the latter 

 part of the feeding period should be used as an appetizer and a regu- 

 lator of the bowels rather than for the fat it produces. Pulp fed in 

 large quantities produces a soft flesh. The matter of transportation 

 is a very essential one for the farmer to consider in the utilization of 

 pulp. For the profitable use the yards must be near the factory or to 

 railway facilities. When large quantities of pulp are fed to animals 

 confined in small lots the lots become very foul, much to the discom- 

 fort of the animals and loss to the feeder. (Colo. B. 76.) 



Sorghum as a Forage and Grain Ration. Under conditions 

 where alfalfa can not be grown to advantage, as on saline soils, 

 when water for irrigation is scant, or following a crop of grain, 

 sorghum may be grown as a forage plant to supplement the usual 

 alfalfa ration. Alfalfa alone produces the greater gain in weight per 

 unit of feed. Sorghum in combination with alfalfa makes the most 

 economical ration, and the gains made are nearly equal to those 

 with alfalfa. Sorghum alone, both hay and grain, is inferior to 

 alfalfa and at best makes little more than a maintenance ration. 

 (Ariz. Timely Hints for Farmers 84.) 



LAMBS PREFERRED IN THE MARKETS. 



The market also favors the younger animal. On this account it 

 is generally more profitable to finish sheep for market under one 

 year of age than to hold them longer unless an abundance of cheap 

 feed is available, as is the case where lands are cheap or free range 

 accessible. In a slaughter test lambs dressed the following per- 

 centages of net carcass to live weight: 



Percentages of Yield of Dressed Mutton. 



RELATIVE COST OF PRODUCING MUTTON AND BEEF. 



A summary of results published by the Ohio Experiment Sta- 

 tion, compiled from experiments conducted with a large number of 

 cattle at various stations in the United States, gives the average num- 

 ber of pounds dry matter per pound of increase in live weight at 

 10.24, and a recently published report of the work of Lawes and 



