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OHIO EXPERIMENT STATION: BULLETIN 179. 



The entire flock was allowed to graze on clover and bluegrass 

 chiefly bluegrass without grain until October 24. Beginning- 

 October 24 they were put in the feeding- barn each night and given 

 about one-half bushel of shelled corn per day for the flock of 658 

 head. The allowance of grain was gradually increased until they 

 received 140 pounds.of corn on November 7, when they were first 

 confined to the barn for the entire day. On November 14, 210 pounds 

 of grain was being- fed to the entire lot. Lots 2, 3, and 4, which 

 were to receive cottonseed meal, linseed oil meal, and stock food 

 respectively, were given small allowances of these materials before 

 the experiment began. November 30, when the experiment began, 

 each lot of 40 lambs received 30 pounds of total concentrates. A 

 liberal supply of nixed hay was fed from the time the lambs were 

 first put into the barn. 



RATIONS. 



The four lots of lambs received grain rations as follows: 

 Lot 1, corn. 



Lot 2, corn and cottonseed meal. 

 Lot 3, corn and linseed oil meal. 

 Lot 4, corn and Dr. Hess 1 stock food. 



The amount of corn, cottonseed meal, linseed oil meal and Dr. 

 Hess' stock food fed to the various lots during- different parts of the 

 test, are given in Table 1. 



TABLE 1. 



