RATIONS FOR FATTENING WESTERN SHEEP 331 



Grading of Carcasses. After the carcasses had been in the 

 cooling rooms for twenty-four Hours, they were inspected by repre- 

 sentatives of the packing company and the superintendent of the 

 cooling room. Each carcass of all seven lots was graded individu- 

 ally. The grades used were prime, good, medium or not so good, 

 common and culls. 



SHELLED CORN AND CLOVER HAY 



VS. 

 SHELLED CORN, LINSEED OIL MEAL AND CLOVER HAY. 



Corn is the basal ration of all feeding operations in the Middle 

 West states, but the high average value of corn and hay in late years 

 has led to efforts for increasing the efficiency of corn for fattening 

 animals. The addition of a nitrogenous supplement to the corn has 

 proven a good practice in many cases. This trial was made to study 

 the results of the addition of one part linseed oil meal to six parts of 

 shelled corn by weight as compared to a ration of corn. Clover hay 

 was used as a roughness in both lots. Both lots of yearlings showed 

 a keen, healthy appetite throughout the experiment. Neither lot 

 was off feed at any time. Table I shows the results of this trial. 



