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SHEEP FEEDING 



of the figures quoted for food consumed and gains produced 

 by this lot, is of very much more actual value to the sheep 

 feeder than is the financial statement previously mentioned. 



" TABLE XV. EFFECT OF VARYING VALUES OF FEEDS AND 

 FEEDER LAMBS ON COST OF FAT LAMBS 



ASSUMED VALUES OF FEEDS 



Assumed 

 Home Price 

 per Hundred- 

 weight paid 



for Feeder 

 Lambs 



Price at which Fat Lambs must sell per Hundredweight at Home to 

 pay for Feeder Lambs and Feed used on Basis of Assumed Price 



" It should be understood at the outset that the figures 

 presented in the table above are not applicable to all condi- 

 tions. They are derived from the actual results obtained in 

 this experiment from Lot 1, fed a grain ration of corn alone, 

 the roughage consisting of mixed hay made up of clover, 

 alfalfa, and blue grass. Although the figures on food con- 

 sumed and gains produced apply, strictly, only to the par- 

 ticular instance mentioned, yet they serve a very useful 



