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

 produced; cost of gains 



DEGREE OF FINISH 



At the close of the experiment the lambs in Lot 1, fed corn alone 

 as a concentrate, were not only heavier but were in a noticeably 

 higher condition than were those in Lot 2, fed the mixed grain ration 

 CONCLUSIONS FROM EXPERIMENTS I, II AND III 



In two of the experiments reported in this bulletin, a grain 

 ration, consisting of corn and oilmeal fed in connection with silage, 

 clover and alfalfa hay to ewes raising winter lambs, produced slightly 

 larger and cheaper gains on the lambs than did a mixed grain ration 

 of cor;:, oats, bran and oilmeal. In one experiment the ewes fed the 

 corn, oats, bran and oilmeal ration made a larger gain than did those 

 fed corn and oilmeal. In the second experiment, however, the ewes 

 fed corn and oilmeal made a slight gain, while those fed corn, oats, 

 bran and oilmeal lost in weight. While further work is necessary 

 to secure conclusive evidence, the results of these two experiments 

 indicate that when silage and clover or alfalfa constitute the rough- 

 age fed, a grain ration of corn, supplemented with some nitrogenous 

 concentrate such as oilmeal, will produce just as large, and often 

 cheaper gains than will a mixed grain ration composed of corn, 

 oats, bran and oilmeal. The choice between a grain ration com- 

 posed of corn and oilmeal and one composed of such a mixture of 

 grains should depend upon convenience and upon the economy of 

 the ration as determined by the relative prices of the diif erent feeds. 

 The corn and oilmeal ration is the more convenient and is usually 

 the cheaper. 



In the third experiment, a grain ration of corn, in connection 

 with alfalfa, fed to winter lambs, not only produced a slightly larger 

 grain on the lambs, but also produced a better finish than did a mixed 



