FATTENING RANGE LAMBS. 



TABLE XIII Fertilizing constituents in manure* and commercial value of same. 31 



* See Table XII for amount and percentage composition of manure. 



**Accordin<r to valuation for nitrogen and phosphoric acid in tankage and the valuation of potash 

 in muriate of potash, given in the Official Reportof the Secietary of the Ohio State Board of Agricul- 

 ture on Commercial Fertilizers Licensed, Inspected and Analyzed during the year 1906. 



As is shown in Table XIII, the manure produced by the lot that 

 was fed linseed oilineal contained more nitrogen, phosphoric acid 

 and potash than did that from any of the other lots, and had a higher 

 total value, based upon the commercial value of the various fertilizing 

 constituents. This higher value is largely due to the high nitrogen 

 content of the manure. 



TABLE XIV Cost of feed consumed, bedding used and commercial value of manure produced, 117 days 



*Since the refuse hay was not valuable except for bedding it is charged at the same price as the 

 wheat straw. 



Table XIV shows that the increased cost of the ration fed to Lot 

 1 more than equaled the greater valueof the manure produced by this 

 lot. Inhere might be circumstances under which the purchase of 

 nitrogenous concentrates would be advisable solely on account of 

 the higher value of the manure produced from them. Tables XIII 

 and XIV would indicate that this would scarcely be advisable unless 

 nitrogen were needed as a fertilizer and the nitrogenous concentrate 

 could be purchased at a comparatively low price lower as compared 

 with other feeds than the price paid in this test. If no nitrogenous 

 roughage is available, then the whole consideration is changed, for- 

 th use of the nitrogenous concentrate would probably be attended 

 with increased profits from the gains produced. 



