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TABLE IV. CORN SILAGE AND CLOVER HAY vs. CORN STOVER AND CLOVER HAY. 



(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 

 id been receiving before lambing excepting the amount was increased. 



The first year of this trial, the ewes in both lots practically main- 

 tained their condition up to lambing time, as can be seen by corn- 

 ering the initial and final weights. The fifteen ewes in Lot VII pro- 

 luced four pairs of twin lambs, while only two pairs of twin lambs 

 ere dropped in Lot VIII. The twin lambs in all cases were weak at 

 birth. Hence the larger number of weak lambs in Lot VII which 



