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Ration No. 1. 



Ration No. 2. 



3.5 pounds of corn stover. 

 2.0 pounds of roots. 



2.0 pounds of clover hay. 

 1.4 pounds of corn stover. 



0.4 pounds of oats or shelled 0.4 pounds of oats and corn 



corn. 



mixed. 



Feeding for market. The ration for fattening re- 

 quires a larger proportion of fats and carbohydrates than 



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Montana sheep ready for shipment. 



the ones just described. It has also been found that lambs 

 fatten best with a mixture of succulent food along with the 

 usual roughage and grain. 



The Cornell University Experiment Station has tried 

 extensive experiments in fattening different lots of lambs 



