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FEEDS AND FEEDING, ABRIDGED 



lb. of linseed or cottonseed meal per head daily. Balancing the ration 

 increased the gains over 30 per ct. and saved over 11 per ct. of the con- 

 centrates and 25 per ct. of the hay required for each 100 lbs. gain. 



Trials at the lowa^ and Illinois- Stations show that it rarely pays 

 to grind corn for fattening lambs, except perhaps where they are 

 already fairly fat and it is desired to continue feeding them for some 

 time. Shelled corn is most commonly fed to sheep but ear corn and 

 broken ear corn are satisfactory. Excellent results are secured when 



Fig. 95. Sheep on Eange Grazed under the "Open" Method 



When sheep are grazed under this improved system more can be carried on 

 a given area than under the "mass" method. (From U. S. Department of Ag- 

 riculture.) 



lambs are fed ear corn at first, changed to broken ear corn as the feed- 

 ing progresses, and finished on shelled corn or coarsely ground corn ; 

 i. e., increasing the preparation as the lambs fatten. 



The other cereals. — Barley, wheat, and the grain sorghums are all 

 relatively low in protein and therefore, like corn, should be bal- 

 anced with legume hay or some protein-rich concentrate. Wheat and 

 bald barley should be, crushed or rolled for sheep, but there is not 



1 Evvard, information to the authors. 



2 Coffey, information to the authors. 



