220 



OHIO EXPERIMENT STATION: BULLETIN 270 



These lambs were sired by pure bred Southdown rams and were 

 raised from grade Delaine ewes, very similar to those described on 

 pag-e 201. During- the summer the ewes ran on bluegrass pasture 

 until the lambs were born, when they were given the run of a 2X 

 acre lot of an excellent stand of new clover seeding-. Until November 

 25, when they were taken from the pasture and put into the barn, 

 the ewes received no feed other than that furnished by the clover 

 pasture. From November 2 to 25, the lambs were fed 54 pounds of 

 corn and 25 pounds of alfalfa. After they were put into the barn 

 the ewes were fed corn and soybean hay and the lambs were fed corn 

 and alfalfa hay. One lamb, weighing 49 pounds, died on December 

 9, of a digestive disorder similar to that described on page 212. On 

 December 18 four of the lambs were dressed and shipped to New 

 Yorkyand the other two were shipped to a Columbus hotel. 



At the time the lambs were slaughtered they exceeded the most 

 desirable weig-ht for hothouse lambs at that season of the year. 

 Had they been slaughtered two weeks earlier the cost of production 

 would have been less and they probably would have commanded a 

 higher price on the market. Table XVII is of interest to show the 

 date of birth of the lambs and their age and weight when they were 

 slaughtered. 



TABLE .XVII. Date of birth, age and weight of lambs slaughtered 

 December 18, 1912. 



*Died December 9, weight 49 pounds. 



TOTAL COST OF FEED AND COST OF FEED 

 PER POUND OF GAIN 



Table XVIII shows the amount and cost of the feed fed to 

 the lambs and the amount and cost of feed required to maintain the 

 ewes for a year. It also shows the cost per pound of the lambs as 

 measured by the cost of feed fed to both ewes and lambs, after 

 deducting: the value of the wool produced by the ewes. No credit 

 has been given for the weight of the lamb that died. Since the feed 

 eaten by this lamb and by its dam has been included in the above 



