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TABLE 12.— BI-WEEKLY WEIGHTS OF LAMBS. 



TABLE 13.— SUMMARY OF GAINS. 



Lotl. 



Lot 2. 



Total gain, pounds 



Average net gain per lamb, pounds. . 

 Average daily gain per lamb, pounds 



142.500 



28.500 



.290 



185.500 



37.100 



.378 



In every instance the turnip fed lambs (lot II) made decidedly 

 better gains than those upon the dry ration. The results are 

 striking. Toward the end of the experiment, as represented 

 in Table 12, the difference in the gains of the two lots is especially 

 apparent, the lambs in lot II excelling the others to a marked 

 degree. This was due, perhaps, largely to a stagnation of the 

 appetite of those fed on the dry ration. It was with the greatest 

 difficulty that they were made to eat up all of their ration. In 

 fact, with one sheep in lot I epsom salts had to be used to correct 

 costiveness. Those given turnips, however, eagerly sought and 

 would have eaten more. Had their full appetite been appeased, 

 they doubtless would have made even larger gains and with as 

 great economv. 



