RATIONS FOR BREEDING EWES 4l 



TABLE III. CORN SILAGE AND GRAIN vs. CORN STOVER AND GRAIN. 



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



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

 had been receiving before lambing excepting the amount was increased. 



From this table, it is seen that during the first year of this trial 

 there was very little difference in the condition of the ewes. 

 The percentage of the lambs in both lots was the same, 100 per cent. 



The lambs in both lots were strong and thrifty, with the exception 

 of one in Lot V, which later developed into a strong lamb. The 

 lambs dropped by the ewes receiving silage averaged one-third of a 



