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centrate have been compared with rations of timothy or prairie hay 

 and corn and cotton- or linseed meal, which were equally well bal- 

 anced so far as the amount of protein was concerned. 



Legume hay vs. carbonaceous hay for fattening lamhs 



Fig. 96. Fattening Lambs in a Western Feed Lot 



In the western states no shelter except a windbreak is commonly provided 

 for fattening lambs. In the corn belt and eastward shelter is required to pro- 

 tect the lambs from winter storms. (From Wallace's Farmer.) 



Tho the lambs fed timothy or prairie hay received a well-balanced 

 ration, those on clover or alfalfa made much larger gains and re- 

 quired less feed per 100 lbs. gain. 



Fattening lambs given all the corn and legume hay they will eat 

 consume enough of the protein-rich hay, even toward the end of the 

 fattening period when on a full feed of grain, to balance the ration 



