36 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 120 



TABLE I. CLOVER HAY VERSUS TIMOTHY HAY. 



(a) The ewes received a ration of grain and alfalfa hay after lambing. 



From this table it is seen that the lot of ewes receiving clover hay 

 produced the higher per cent of lambs. However, this difference is 

 small and is not of as much importance as the difference in the con- 

 dition of the lambs at time of birth and at the average age of thirty 

 days. The ewes receiving timothy hay dropped five weak lambs 

 and one dead lamb, while the lambs from the ewes fed on clover hay 

 were all strong, thrifty lambs, which were fatter and better nourished 

 at birth, averaging one-half pound more in weight. 



The ewes in Lot II (those receiving clover hay) suckled their lambs 

 much better than did the ewes in Lot VI as is indicated by the greater 

 gain made by these lambs. The difference in weight does not rep- 





