EXPERIMENTS IN WINTER LAMB PRODUCTION 



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Rations: The ewes in both lots were fed corn, oilmeal, clover, 

 alfalfa and silage, the two lots being: fed the same quantity of grain 

 and as much hay and silage as they would eat. The rations fed the 

 lambs were as follows: 



Lot 1. Corn and alfalfa. 



Jl/ot 2. Corn, 5 parts; oats, 2 parts; bran, 2 parts; oilmeal, 

 Ipart; and alfalfa. 



It was planned to feed the lambs in the two lots the same amount 

 of grain per head, and as much hay as they would eat. Table VII 

 shows the average daily ration for both ewes and lambs by weekly 

 periods, and the average for the entire experiment. 



TABLE VII. EXPERIMENT III. Average daily ration consumed by 

 ewes and lambs, by weekly periods 



*Medium red clover hay was substituted for alfalfa during- the last five weeks of the experiment. 



Quarters: Each lot of ewes and lambs was housed in a space 

 15 ft. x 16 ft. in a one story shed built on the \*st side of a storage 

 barn. Numerous windows to the west and south gave abundant 

 sunlight and ventilation. The two lots were changed from one pen 

 to the other each week to overcome any advantage due to extra 

 warmth or sunshine which might be possessed by the pen in the 

 south end of the shed. On pleasant days the ewes and lambs had 

 access to a yard 15 ft. x 20 ft. on the west side of each pen. 



WEIGHTS AND GAINS 



Table VIII shows the weekly weights and gains and the total 

 gains made by both ewes and lambs. This table shows that the 

 ewes in Lot 1 lost 63 pounds, while those in Lot 2 made a total gain 



