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Both of the above lots of yearlings ate well and were not off 

 feed at any time during this trial. The amount of grain consumed 

 by each lot was practically the same, though the lot receiving the 

 cottonseed meal consumed a little more hay. This lot also made 

 slightly better gains. The lot receiving the cottonseed meal re- 

 quired 13.78 pounds less grain and 16.84 pounds more hay per hun- 

 dred pounds gain. 



The yearlings of Lot IV were not in quite as good condition as 

 those of Lot II at the end of the ninety-eight day feeding period. 

 They made a little greater gain, but seemed to use their feed for 

 growing rather than fattening. This lot sold for five cents less per 

 hundred pounds than did Lot II. 



The carcasses of the two lots were both graded good, but in the 

 order of their selling value, Lot II ranked above Lot IV. 



The economy of adding cottonseed meal to a ration of shelled 

 corn was dependent on the price of the corn, hay, and cottonseed 

 meal. 



SHELLED CORN, LINSEED OIL MEAL AND CLOVER HAY 



VS. 

 SHELLED CORN, COTTONSEED MEAL AND CLOVER HAY. 



The relative value of linseed oil meal as compared with cotton- 

 seed meal as a nitrogenous supplement is a much discussed question. 

 It is one of the objects of this experiment to gather data and to study 

 the relative effects of these two supplements for fattening western 

 yearlings. The results are shown in Table III. It should be borne 

 in mind that these results cover only one year's work with forty 

 sheep. 



