EXPERIMENTS IN WINTER LAMB PRODUCTION 223 



SUMMARY 



In two experiments, a grain ration of corn, 4 parts, and oilmeal, 1 

 part, fed to the ewes in connection with silage, clover and alfalfa hay, 

 produced slightly larger and slightly cheaper gains on the lambs 

 than did a grain ration composed of corn, 5 parts; oats, 2 parts; bran, 

 2 parts; and oilmeal, 1 part. (See pages 204, 205 and 207.) 



In one experiment the corn, oats, bran and oilmeal ration pro- 

 duced a slightly larger gain on the ewes than did the corn and oil- 

 meal ration. (See p. 204.) In the other experiment the ewes fed 

 the corn and oilmeal ration made a slight gain, while those fed the 

 corn, oats, bran and oilmeal ration made a slight loss. (See p. 207.) 



The two rations fed to the ewes produced no noticeable differ- 

 ence in the finish on the lambs. (See p. 205.) 



A grain ration of corn alone, fed in connection with alfalfa hay 

 to winter lambs produced a slightly larger gain than did a grain 

 ration of corn, 5 parts; oats, 2 parts; bran, 2 parts; and oilmeal, 1 part. 

 The cost of the gain produced by each ration was practically 

 the same. (See pages 209 and 210.) 



The lambs fed corn alone as a grain ration were in higher 

 condition than were those fed the mixed grain ration. (See p. 211.) 



Hothouse lambs, born in July and August and maintained on 

 clover pasture and a small amount of grain until November 25 and 

 then fed in the barn, were produced at a smaller cost for feed 

 than were lambs born in the fall and raised in the barn during the 

 winter. (See pages 218 to 222.) 



