Jan., 1911] 



FEEDING SHEEP AND LAMBS. 



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CHARACTER AND AMOUNTS OF FEED. 



Corn, bran and oats, in equal parts by weight made up the 

 grain mixture. Its average composition is represented in 

 Table 6. 



TABLE 6— AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF ONE POUND OF GRAIN MIXTURE. 



The character of the rations is clearly indicated in Table 7. 



TABLE 7.— COMPOSITION OF RATIONS. 



Lot. 



Ill 



IV 



Ration. 



Pounds 



per daj 



per 



Grain Yi 



Turnips 2 



Clover VA 



Total 4 



Grab A 



Turnips 2 



Native Hay VA 



Total 4 



Turnips 4 



Clover Hay 2 



Total 6 



Turnips 4 



Native Hay i 2 



Total | 6 



Crude 

 fibre 

 (lbs.). 



.035 

 .026 

 .372 

 .433 



.035 

 .026 

 .433 

 .494 



.052 

 .496 

 .548 



.052 

 .578 

 .630 



N . free 

 extract. 



.306 



.150 



.571 



1.027 



.306 



.150 



.681 



1.137 



.300 



.762 



1.062 



.300 



.909 



1.209 



Fat 

 (lbs.). 



.023 

 .004 

 .049 

 .076 



.023 

 .004 

 .039 

 .066 



.008 

 .066 

 .074 



.008 

 .053 

 .061 



The amounts of the rations supplied respectively to lots I 

 and II and to lots III and IV were equal. These were regulated 

 by discovering the maximum feeding capacity of the lots fed on 

 native hay. The others were then given an equal quantity. 

 The sheep showed a marked partiality for the clover hay, which 

 they ate greedily, while they by no means relished the native 

 hay. However, to the aged ewes no grain whatever was given. 

 The object of this was to determine whether sheep could be 



