Jan., 1911] 



FEEDING SHEEP AND LAMBS. 



TABLE 5.— SUMMARY OF GAINS. 



Total gain, pounds 



Average net gain per lamb, pounds. . . 

 Average daily gain per lamb, pounds. 



Lot 1. 



Lot 2. 



172.500 112.500 

 34.500 ] 22.500 



.351 .229 



Lot 3. Lot 4. 



Total gain, pounds 90.500 32.000 



Average net gain per lamb, pounds 18. 100 6.400 



Average daily gain per lamb, pounds . 184 .065 



Both lots I and III, according to Table 5, show considerable 

 advantage over lots II and IV, respectively, in average gain per 

 lamb. The greater gains of lots I and II over the others is to 

 be expected: lambs will always gain at a greater rate than aged 

 sheep. The disparity in rates of gain is distinctly apparent 

 between lots III and IV, the former making an average increase 

 per sheep almost three times greater than the latter. In fact, 

 in lot IV the daily gain per sheep was exceedingly small. This 

 points so far strongly to the advantage of clover hay over native 

 hay as a feed for sheep. 



