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TABLE II. GRAIN AND CLOVER HAY vs. CLOVER HAY. 



(a) The ewes were continued on the same ration after lambing as they 

 had been receiving before lambing excepting the amount was increased. 



This trial was carried on in the winter of 1912-13. The ewes 

 went into winter quarters in fair condition of flesh. Both lots were 

 uniform as to size and condition. 



The ewes fed clover hay and grain made an average gain of 3.21 

 Ibs. prior to lambing while the ewes without grain lost practically 

 that amount during the same period. This loss was not enough to 

 be of serious consequence. The number and condition of the lambs 

 produced was practically the same. The lambs from the ewes re- 

 ceiving grain weighed .82 Ibs. more at birth than those from the ewes 

 receiving clover hay only. The important advantage of grain feed- 



