io Wyoming Experiment Station. 



the stock can be well cared for when they are unloaded. Oth- 

 erwise the law must frequently work hardship. 



The heavier lot of lambs, fed corn and alfalfa, lost much 

 more weight on the trip than the pea-fed lambs. From Lar- 

 amie to Valley, 538 miles, the corn and alfalfa lambs lost 9.8 

 pounds each, while the pea-fed lambs lost 5.6 pounds each. 

 The heavy shrink of the corn and alfalfa lot was undoubtedly 

 due to their fat condition, inasmuch as they had gained 11.2 

 pounds more weight during the experiment than the pea-fed 

 lambs. 



At Valley, Nebraska, the lambs were again unloaded and 

 fed native hay and wheat screenings. The corn and alfalfa 

 lambs took on, a "fill" of 2.1 pounds, while the pea-fed lambs 

 gained 3.5 pounds. Between Valley and Omaha, a distance of 

 38 miles, the lambs shrank one-half and four-fifths pound, 

 respectively. 



The two lots of lambs sold on the market with a spread 

 of io cents per cwt., the pea-fed lambs bringing less than the 

 other lot because they carried less fat. According to the fig- 

 ures furnished by the Cudahy Company, the corn and alfalfa 

 lambs dressed 55.45 per cent, while the pea-fed lambs dressed 

 55.35 per cent a very slight difference. The carcasses of the 

 two lots of lambs were inspected on the hooks", and it was very 

 easy to distinguish them. The flesh of the pea-fed lambs was 

 less firm than that of the other lot and the carcasses hung 

 limp on the hooks. They also showed considerable less fat 

 over the loin and ribs, and around the tail and kidneys. 



SOME COMPARISONS AND CONCLUSIONS. 



Lot 2 Native hay, oats. 



Lot 4 Native hay, corn. 



Lot 6 Native hay, corn, oil meal. 



Lot 8 Native hay, oats, oil meal. 



Lot io Native hay, barley, oil meal. 



Lot 12 Native hay, barley. 



Lot 14 Alfalfa, corn. 



