9G AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan 



III. Winter Fodder Ratioyis for Growing Lambs (^60 to 

 100 Founds). 



The followinj]:; combinations of o;rains and coarse fodder have 

 proved valuable as winter fodder rations for lambs (yearlings). 



In general, where corn ensilage has been substituted for one- 

 half to two-thirds of the rowen the growth has been fully as 

 good and the cost of production of live weight somewhat less. 



II. 



Wheat bran, , 

 Chicago gluten meal, 

 Rowen, .... 

 Nutritive ratio, 

 Total cost (approximate) , 

 Manurial value obtainable. 

 Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 

 0.50 " 

 2.00 " 



1 : 4.50 

 2.30 cts. 

 1.15 " 

 1.36 " 



AVheat bran, . 

 Chicago gluten meal, 

 Ilowen, . 

 Corn ensilage, . 

 Nutritive ratio, 

 Total cost (approximate), 

 Manurial value obtainable 

 Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 

 0.50 " 

 1.00 " 

 3.50 " 



1:5.09 

 2 24 cts. 

 1.10 «' 

 1.14 " 



III. 



IV. 



Wheat bran. 



Linseed meal, . 



Ilowen, .... 



Nutritive ratio. 



Total cost (approximate), 



Manurial value obtainable. 



Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 

 0.25 " 

 1.50 " 



1:40 

 2.08 cts. 

 1.02 " 

 1.06 " 



Wheat bran, 



Linseed meal, . 



Ilowen, 



Corn ensilage, . 



Nutritive ratio. 



Total cost (approximate), 



Manurial value obtainable 



Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 



25 " 



0.50 " 



3.50 " 



1:5.0 



1.8 cts. 



0.9 " 



0.9 " 



VI. 



Corn meal. 

 Cotton-seed meal, . 



Ilowen 



Nutritive ratio. 

 Total cost (approximate) , 

 Manurial value obtainable. 

 Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 

 0.50 " 

 1.50 " 



1:5.3 

 2 40 cts. 

 1 30 " 

 1.10 " 



Buffalo gluten feed, . 

 Rowen, .... 

 Nutritive ratio. 

 Total cost (approximate), 

 MantirialjValue obtainalile. 

 Net cost, .... 



75 lbs. 

 200 " 



1:5.3 

 2.33 cts. 

 1.25 " 

 1.07 " 



vn. 



Buffalo gluten feed, . 

 Cotton-seed meal, 

 Rowen, .... 

 Corn ensilage, . 

 Nutritive ratio, . . 

 Total cost (approximate) , 

 Manurial value obtainable. 

 Net cost, .... 



0.75 lbs. 

 0.25 '« 

 0.50 " 

 4.00 " 

 1:4.6 

 2.04 cts. 

 1.14 " 

 0.90 « 



