Ration Experiments ll'ith Lambs, 1905-06. 5 



6. Horse-tail rush, Eqnisctum. 



7. Bunch wheat grass, Agropyron spicatiuii. 



8. Plantain, Plantago. 



9. Fox-tail grass, Hordeum jubatuni. 

 10. Blue flag. Iris Missouricnsis. 



The corn, barley, and oilmeal were shipped in from west- 

 ern Nebraska. The corn was hard and clean; the barley was 

 a hulled variety ; and the oilmeal was old process. The 

 oats were grown on the Laramie Plains. The alfalfa hay was 

 grown on the Station Farm, and was first cutting. 



The peas were Canadian field peas, and were grown on 

 the Station Farm. They were fed by fencing sniall areas and 

 turning the lambs on them during the day. The feeding of 

 all lots except the pea-fed lot was done in uncovered yards, 

 surrounded by a high board fence. 



The lambs were fed all they would eat of both hay and 

 grain. 



FEED AND GAINS. 



The gain in weight of the lambs, taken in connection 

 with the amount of feed eaten, is the best evidence of the 

 value of a ration. The following table gives the information 

 desired by practical feeders : 



TABLE B Feed and Gain per Head, Fourteen Weeks. 



