Ration Ii.rpcriincnts ll'ith Lambs, 1905-06. 

 COST OF GAIX. 



TAP.I.K C Cost of ioo Pounds Gain, and Xutritirc Ratio. 

 (Compiled from Tables XII and XVII.) 



Native Hay and Alfalfa. $5 per ten. 

 Corn, Oats and Barley, $1 per cwt. 

 Oil Meal, $2 per cwt. 

 Peas in field, $8 per acre. 



It will be seen that the cost of ioo pounds gain produced 

 by each of the native hay rations ranges from $8.48 to $9.07, 

 with the exception of the native hay and barley ration, which 

 produced gain at a cost of only $7.38 for ioo pounds. This 

 lot ate about the same amount of hay as the other lots, but ate 

 less grain than the oats and native hay lots, and made larger 

 gains than the corn and native hay lot. The oilmeal fed in- 

 creased the cost of gain of all lots eating it. 



All the native hay rations were more costly than the corn 

 and alfalfa, Lot 14 showing a cost for ioo pounds of gain of 

 only $5.28. 



Peas in the field show a cost approximating that of corn 

 and alfalfa. The valuation of $8.00 per acre put upon field 

 peas is the estimated cost of production. In some localities 

 they cannot be produced for $8.00 per acre, and in such cases 

 the cost of gain upon the lambs would be greater. 



The amount of gain made by the pea-fed lambs, and the 

 cost of gain, would indicate that peas may be used in many 

 localities where corn and alfalfa are difficult to get, but where 

 land and labor may be secured at prices that will insure a rea- 

 sonable cost of production for the peas. 



