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but this feed also is valuable in keeping the digest- 

 ive organs in good condition. 



Near beet sugar factories wet beet pulp has 

 proved to be satisfactory for fattening lambs when 

 fed with such feeds as alfalfa hay and corn. 



RAPE FEEDING PREVIOUS TO FATTENING. 



From trials carried on at this Station it has been 

 found that very cheap gains have been made by 

 feeding rape previous to placing the sheep in the 

 feed lot. If a piece of rape is sown not later than 

 July 1 it will come in handy to turn the sheep onto 

 before they are placed in the feed lot. In an ex- 

 periment conducted at this Station lambs pastured 

 on rape, but fed no grain, made as large gains as 

 others on good grass pasture and fed one pound 

 of grain daily but no rape. In other words one 

 pound of grain was saved by each lamb daily, and 

 the lambs on rape made just as much gain as the 

 other lambs that received one pound of grain. It 

 was further learned when finishing both lots off 

 on dry feed that the lambs which had received 

 rape previously did considerably better than the 

 other lot not receiving rape before being put into 

 the feed lot. The writer must say that he has al- 

 ways placed great faith in rape as a cheap and 

 valuable feed for sheep. 



