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COST OF GAINS 



Table III shows the total amount and value of the feed fed to the 

 ewes and lambs in each lot, and the cost of feed per pound of gain 

 made by the lambs with feed at the prices given in the table. In 

 calculating this table, the gain made by the ewes was credited at 3^ 

 cents per pound. Table III shows that the lambs in Lot 1, whose 

 dams were fed a grain ration of corn and oilmeal, not only made a 

 slightly larger, but also a slightly cheaper gain than did those in Lot 

 2, whose dams were fed a grain ration of corn, oats, bran and oilmeal. 

 The difference in the cost per pound of gain produced by the two 

 rations was so slight, however, as to be of but little significance. 

 Table III shows merely the cost of the gains made by .the lambs 

 during the experiment. The total cost of feed required for raising 

 hothouse lambs is discussed in Part II of 'this bulletin. 



TABLE III. EXPERIMENT I: Feed given to ewes and lambs; gains 

 produced; cost of gains 



Lotl 



Lot 2 



QUALITY OF FINISH 



There was no appreciable difference in the degree of finish pro- 

 duced by the different rations. Both lots produced prime hothouse 

 lambs. 



EXPERIMENT II 

 OBJECT 



The object of this experiment was to secure further evidence 

 upon the problem under consideration in Experiment I. 

 PLAN OF EXPERIMENT 



Experiment II was conducted very similarly to Experiment I. 

 The same feeds were used in both experiments, except that in 

 Experiment II the ewes were fed red clover instead of alfalfa during 

 the last five weeks. The ewes used in both experiments were very 



