head. Losses early in the feeding period reduced Lot I. to 251 and 

 Lot II. to 254 lambs. 



Both lots were fed as much -as they would eat with a reasonable 

 waste of bright, clean alfalfa hay. The average amount eaten daily 

 per head was 2.4 pounds. First cutting purchased of R. Judd, in addi- 

 tion to that grown on the Station Farm, was fed October 30th to Jan- 

 uary 9th, after which third cutting from the Station was fed) either 

 alone or in combination with first cutting. Accurate records were kept 

 of hay given to each lot. 



Lot II. at the beginning of the experiment, showing the type of lambs fed 



in 1912-13. 



The grain rations were as follows : Lot I., three parts barley and 

 one part oats ; Lot II., three parts wheat and one part oats. The barley 

 and oats were of good quality bought in the surrounding country. The 

 wheat was grown on the Station Farm, and was of excellent quality, 

 but contained five per cent barley. The lambs in each lot were started 

 on one-eighth of a pound per head daily, and were gradually led to the 

 full ration of one and one-half pounds. 



The lambs started gaining slowly for the reason that they were not 

 a uniform or very thrifty bunch, they had too much room and were 

 infested with ticks. The average daily gains per Jamb were for Lots 

 I. and II. respectively 0.26 and 0.28, or 0.05 pounds in each case under 

 the averages of 1910-11. The wheat fed lot made 2.8 pounds per 

 head more gain during the experiment, required 17 pounds less grain 

 and 53 pounds less hay for 100 pounds of gain and notwithstanding a 

 charge of ten cents per hundred for wheat over barley, made each 100 

 pounds of gain at a lessened cost of six cents as compared with the 



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