26 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



II. Winter Fodder Rations for Growing Lambs (60 



TO 100 Pounds). 



The following combinations of grains and coarse fodder 

 have proved valuable as winter fodder rations for lambs 

 (yearlings). 



In general, where corn ensilage has been substituted for 

 one-half to two-thirds of the roweii the o:rovvth has been 

 fully as good and the cost of production of live weight 

 somewhat less. 



II. 



Wheat bran, . 

 Chicago gluten meal, 

 Rowen, .... 

 Nutritive ratio, 

 Total cost (approximate), 

 Manurial value obtainable. 

 Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 

 0.50 " 

 2.00 " 



1:4 50 

 2.50 cts. 

 1.15 " 

 1.36 " 



Wheat bran, . 



Chicago gluten meal, 



Rowen, 



Corn ensilage, . 



Nutritive ratio, 



Total cost (approximate), 



Manurial value obtainable. 



Net cost, .... 



0.50 lbs. 

 50 " 

 1.00 " 

 3.50 " 



1:509 

 2.24 cts. 

 1.10 " 

 1.14 " 



III. 



IV. 



Wheat bran, . 

 Linseed meal, . 

 Rowen, .... 



Nutritive ratio. 

 Total cost (approximate), 

 Manurial value ohtainalile. 

 Net cost, . 



0.50 lbs. 

 0.25 " 

 1.50 " 



1:4.0 

 2.08 cts. 

 1.02 " 

 1.06 " 



Wheat bran, .... 0.50 lbs. 



Linseed meal, .... 0.25 " 



Rowen, 0.50 " 



Corn ensilage, .... 3.50 " 



Nutritive ratio, . . . 1 : 5.0 



Total cost (approximate), . 1.8 cts. 



Manurial value obtainable, . 0.9 " 



Net cost, 0.9 " 



VL 



Corn meal. 

 Cotton-seed meal, . 

 Rowen, .... 

 Nutritive ratio, 

 Total cost (approximate), 

 Manurial value obtainable, 

 Net cost, 



0.50 11)8. 

 50 " 

 1.50 " 



1 : 5.3 

 2 40 cts. 

 1.30 " 

 1.10 " 



Buffalo gluten feed, . . 0.75 lbs. 



Rowen, 2.00 l))s. 



Nutritive ratio, • . . 1 : 5.3 



Total cost (approximate), . 2.33 cts. 



Manurial value obtainable, . 1.25 " 



Net cost, 1.07 " 



