SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. 



(1) For feeding wethers and when fed with clover hay, wheat and 

 barley gave the fastest gains, followed by oats, screenings and 

 mixed grain in the order named. See page 90. 



(2) Considering the amount of food required for each pound 01 

 gain in feeding wethers, wheat and clover was the most efficient 

 ration, followed by screenings, barley, oats and mixed grain 

 in order named. See page 92. 



(3) In feeding lambs screenings and clover gave the fastest gains, 

 followed by mixed grain, oats, barley and wheat, in order 

 given. See page 95. 



(4) The amount of food required for each pound of gain on lambs 

 was least for the ration of screenings and clover, with oats, 

 mixed grain, barley and wheat in the order named. See page 



9 6. 



(5) Lambs gain faster and more economically than do wethers. 

 See page 97. 



(6) The light, thin lamb cannot be fattened sufficiently in three 

 months to command the best price in the market. See pages 

 100-103. 



(7) In one experiment in feeding 100 wethers for 65 days, 50 

 wethers fed a maximum ration of ^ pound of grain a day 

 gained as rapidly as 50 wethers fed I pound grain a day as a 

 maximum ration. 



(8) A band of 29 "locoed" sheep that had been treated with vermi- 

 fuges fed during 123 days gained as rapidly and made as eco- 

 nomic gains as a band of healthy wethers. Being small and 

 thin, however, they would have to be fed at least twice as long 

 to get them ready for the market. 



