26 AGRICULTUKAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



II. AViNTER Fodder Rations for Growing Lambs (60 

 TO 100 Pounds). 



The following combinations of grains and coarse fodder 

 have proved vahial)le as winter fodder rations for himbs 

 (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 ol)tainable. 

 Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 

 0.50 " 

 2.00 " 



1 : 4 50 

 2.50 cts. 

 1.15 " 

 1.36 " 



Wheat bran, 



Cliicago gluten meal, 



Rowen, 



Corn ensilage, . 



Nutritive ratio. 



Total cost (approximate) , 



Manurial value obtainable 



Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 

 50 " 

 1.00 " 

 3.50 " 



1:509 

 2.24 cts. 

 1.10 " 

 1.14 '< 



III. 



IV. 



Wheat bran, . 

 Linseed meal, . 

 Rowen, .... 

 Nutritive ratio. 

 Total cost (ajiproximate), 

 Manurial value obtainable, 

 Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 

 0.25 " 

 1.50 " 



1:4.0 

 2.08 cts. 

 1.02 " 

 1.06 " 



Wheat bran, . 

 Linseed meal, . 

 Rowen, .... 

 Corn ensilage, . 

 Nutritive ratio. 

 Total cost (approximate), 

 Manurial value obtainable. 

 Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 



0.25 " 



0.50 " 



3.50 " 



1:5.0 



1.8 cts. 



0.9 " 



0.9 " 



V. 



VL 



Corn meal. 



Cotton-seed meal, . 



Rowen, .... 



Nntritivc ratio, 



Total cost (aiiproximate), 



Manurial value obtainable, 



Net cost, .... 



0.50 11)S. 

 50 " 

 1.50 " 



1 : 5.3 

 2 40 cts. 

 1.30 " 

 1.10 " 



EuflTalo gluten feed, 



Rowen 



Nntritivc ratio, 

 Total cost (approximate), 

 Manurial value obtainable. 

 Net cost, .... 



0.75 ll)s. 

 2.00 lbs. 

 1:5.3 

 2.33 cts. 

 1.25 " 

 1.07 " 



