896 



PART III 



10. Lambs fed shelled corn and clover hay ate exactly the same 

 quantities of both grain and hay as lambs fed shelled corn and 

 alfalfa hay. 



11. Lambs fed shelled corn and clover hay gained 27.4 pounds 

 per head as compared with 25.7 pounds by lambs fed shelled corn 

 and alfalfa hay. 



12. Larger quantities of feed per pound gain were required by 

 lambs fed corn and alfalfa hay than by those fed corn and clover 

 hay. 



13. Gains cost $8.62 per hundred pounds when corn and clover 

 hay were fed, and $9.80 per hundred pounds when corn and alfalfa 

 hay were fed. 



14. Lambs fed shelled corn and clover hay were valued at 

 $8.60 per hundred pounds and returned a profit of 64 cents per 

 head as compared with a value of $8.50 per hundred weight and 

 profit of 26 cents per head for lambs fed corn and alfalfa hay. 



PART IV 



15. The addition of cottonseed meal to a ration of shelled corn, 

 clover hay, and corn silage had practically no effect on the appe- 

 tites of the lambs for either grain or roughage. 



1 6. The addition of cottonseed meal to the ration increased 

 the rate of gain made by the lambs and slightly decreased the feed 

 required to make a pound of gain. 



17. The addition of cottonseed meal to the ration increased 

 the selling value of the lambs. 



1 8. Lambs fed shelled corn, clover hay and corn silage made 

 gains at a cost of $7.41 per hundred pounds and returned a profit 

 of $1.04 per head; lambs fed shelled corn seven parts, cottonseed 

 meal one part with corn silage and clover hay, made gains at a 

 cost of $7.37 per hundred pounds and returned a profit of $1.15 per 

 head; lambs fed four parts shelled corn to one part cottonseed 

 meal with corn silage and clover hay gained at a cost of $7.17 per 

 hundred pounds and returned a profit of $1.32 per head. 



PART V 



19. The addition of oats to a ration of shelled corn, corn silage 

 and clover hay caused a decrease in grain and hay consumption. 



20. Gains were more rapid when no oats were fed. 



21. Cost of gain was 38 cents per hundred pounds greater and 

 profit was 17 cents per head less when oats were fed. 



