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outside sources, to meet the requirements of a paying 

 increase in live weiirht. 



A more general use of fodder corn, corn stover, corn en- 

 silage, supported by a more liberal introduction of rich 

 annual leguminous fodder crops, oifers more promising 

 results. 



C. Feeding Experi7nents willi Lmnhs. 



Winter feeding experiments with lambs for the meat 

 market have been carried on for years. From six to nine 

 lambs are usually secured for that purpose towards the close 

 of October. 



We pay usually from 5 to 5| cents per pound of live 

 weio'ht, and sell at 11 to lli^ cents for dressed weio'ht, and 

 from 21 to 23 cents per pound of wool. 



During our last experiment equal weight parts of wheat 

 bran, and Chicago maize feed, from 5 to 6 ounces per head, 

 served as grain feed, with either 1.4 pounds of rowen or \ 

 pound of rowen and 2\ pounds of corn ensilage, or \ pound 

 rowen and '2\ pounds roots (globe mangolds), as the coarse 

 feed of the daily diet. 



The average cost of the daily diet has varied from 1.6 to 

 1.9 cents per head ; the highest daily gain in live weight has 

 been 0.36 pounds per head. 



Experiments are under way to ascertain the rate of diges- 

 tibility of some new feed stuffs with sheep. 



Z). Feeding Experiments with Young Pigs for the Pro- 

 duction of Pork, 1892. 



The results of fifteen different feeding experiments with 

 young pigs, grades and thoroughbreds, have already been 

 published in our preceding annual reports. 



Three new experiments are ready for pul)lication. We 

 keep usually during the whole yeaf for every cow in our 

 dairy one young pig to dispose of the skim-milk. 



The animals are l)ought when from four to five weeks old, 

 and Aveighing 18 to 25 pounds each. They are killed when 

 from 180 to 190 pounds in weight. From 112 to 120 days 

 are usually required to jjroduce the stated live weight. 



Our daily supply of skim-milk rarely exceeds 5 quarts 



