90 AGEICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan 



III. Winter Fodder Rations for Groiving Lambs (^60 to 

 100 Founds). 



The followinji; combinations of grains and coarse fodder have 

 proved vahiable as winter fodder rations for himl)s (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 ll)s. 

 0.50 " 

 2.00 " 



1 : 4.r)0 

 2.50 cts. 

 1.15 " 

 1.36 " 



Wheat bran, .... 0.50 lbs. 



Chicago gluten meal, . . 50 " 



Rowen 1.00 " 



Corn ensilage, .... 3.50 " 



Nutritive ratio, . . . 1:5.09 



Total cost (approximate), . 2 24 cts. 



Manurial value obtainable, . 1.10 " 



Net cost, 1.14 " 



III. 



IV. 



Wheat bran, .... 0.50 lbs. 



Linseed meal, .... 0.25 " 



Rowen 1.50 " 



Nutritive ratio, . . . 1:40 



Total cost (approximate), . 2.08 cts. 



Manurial value obtainable, . 1.02 " 



Net cost 1.06 " 



Wheat bran. 



Linseed meal, . 



Rowen, .... 



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, . 

 Rowen, .... 

 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 " 



Buffiilo gluten feed, . 

 Rowen, .... 

 Nutritive ratio. 

 Total cost (approximate), 

 Manurial value obtainable, 

 Net cost 



Vll. 



75 lbs. 

 200 " 

 1:5.3 

 2.33 cts. 

 1.25 " 

 1.07 " 



Buffalo gluten feed, . 



Cotton-seed meal, 



Rowen, 



Coi-n 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 " 



