FATTENING RANGE LAMBS. 71 



The plan was to feed five pounds of corn to one of cottonseed 

 meal and of linseed oil meal to lots 2 and 3 respectively as soon as 

 they became accustomed to the feeds, but owing- to a tendency to 

 scouring-, thought to be be due to these feeds, a slight reduction of 

 cottonseed meal and linseed oil meal as shown in the table was 

 made from January 7 to 18 inclusive. Dr. Hess' stock food was 

 fed according- to directions. For a few days at first an amount of 

 corn equal in weight to the amount of stock food given was deducted 

 from the regular allowance of grain, so that each lot received the 

 same number of pounds of feed. Owing- to the small weig-ht involved 

 and to the inconvenience of making- this deduction it was later decided 

 to feed the same amount of corn to lot 4 as to lot 1, with stock food 

 in addition. Aside from this slig-ht difference each lot received at 

 all times during- the experiment the same weight of concentrates, 

 as well as of hay, daily per lamb. 



The corn used was of good quality and was fed in the form of 

 shelled corn. Upon analysis it showed a larger percentage (23.38 

 percent) of moisture than is commonly found, due to the fact that 

 the sample was taken early in the winter before the corn had 

 become thoroughly dry. Cottonseed meal was purchased from a 

 Memphis, Tennessee, firm and was the finely ground meal. The 

 linseed oil meal was purchased from a Mansfield, Ohio firm; it was 

 in the form commonly known as u pea size". The Dr. Hess' stock 

 food was purchased from a local dealer. Aside from showing a 

 slight dislike for the cottonseed meal for a while at first, the lambs 

 ate all of the feeds very readily. 



As noted above, lots 2 and 3 seemed to show a tendency to 

 scour for a while; lot 4 showed a marked tendency in this direction 

 for a short time after the stock food was first given, but later 

 became normal in this respect. 



Although different kinds of roughage were fed during the test, 

 for the sake of varisty, all lots received the same kind and amount 

 within a given period. The kinds of roughage used and periods 

 within which each was used are given in Table 2. Except for two 

 days, when a trial of one and three-fourth pounds per lamb wa.s made. 

 each lot received one and one-half pounds of hay per lamb 



daily. 



TABLE 2. 



Date Kind of Hay 



Nov. 30-Dec. 7, a. m. 

 Dec. 7, p. m.-Dec. 9, a. m. 

 Dec. 9. p. m.-Dec. 11. 

 Dec. 12-Dec. 17. 

 Dec. 18-Dec. 29. 

 Dec. 30-Jan. 11. 

 Jan. 12-Mar. 10. 



Mar. Il-Mar 12^ 



Clover. 



Alfalfa and bluegrass. 



Clover. 



Alfalfa and bluegrass. 



Clover. 



Clover and bluegrass. 



Alfalfa and bluegrass. 



Clover. 



