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13. Lambs receiving rations of shelled corn, cottonseed 

 clover hay and silage ate the same quantities of grain when sila 

 was fed twice daily as when it was fed once daily. 



14. Lambs receiving silage twice daily ate less hay than those 

 receiving silage once daily. 



15. Lambs fed silage twice daily made approximately t 

 same gains as others fed silage once daily, but made cheaper gai 

 and acquired a better finish. 



1 6. No bad effects were produced by feeding lambs large 

 quantities of silage. 



17. The ration of shelled corn, cottonseed meal, clover hay, 

 and corn silage proved to be the best of the seven rations fed in 

 these trials. 



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18. The addition of cottonseed meal to a ration of shell 

 corn and timothy hay increased the appetites of the lambs for both 

 grain and hay. 



19. The addition of cottonseed meal to a ration of shelled 

 corn and timothy hay improved the thrift of the lambs; increased 

 the rate of gain; decreased the cost of gain; and added greatly to 

 the selling value of the lambs. 



20. The addition of cottonseed meal to a ration of shelled 

 corn and clover hay did not greatly affect the appetites of the lambs 

 for either grain or hay. 



21. The addition of cottonseed meal to a ration of shelled 

 corn and clover hay slightly increased the rate of gain and added 

 materially to the selling value of the lambs. 



22. The addition of cottonseed meal to a ration of shelled 

 corn and clover hay did not on the average of three trials affect 

 the cost of gain when corn was as low as 40 cents per bushel but 

 made slight decrease in cost of gain when corn was above 40 cents 

 per bushel. 



23. The addition of cottonseed meal to a ration of shelled 

 corn, clover hay and corn silage had no effect on the roughage co 

 sumption but slightly increased the grain consumption in one of t 

 three trials. 



24. The addition of cottonseed meal to a ration of shell 

 corn, clover hay and corn silage slightly increased the rate of gal 

 and added to the selling value of the lambs. 



25. The addition of cottonseed meal to a ration of shelled 

 corn, clover hay and corn silage did not affect the cost of gain when 

 corn was valued at 50 cents per bushel but made a slight decrea 

 in cost of gain when corn was above 50 cents per bushel. 



