FATTENING LAMBS. 5 



had been sheared, and as each carried a very dense fleece they with- 

 stood the severe weather conditions in a remarkable manner. 



There was a good supply of creek water in addition to that from the 

 \\oll. The water troughs were situated only a short distance from the 

 feed troughs, and during the feeding periods lambs were continually 

 passing to and from the water. Many seemed to prefer the fresh creek 

 water. 



Salt was kept constantly before the lambs throughout the entire test. 

 It was carefully weighed out at intervals of several days and placed in 

 small troughs protected from rain by means of a small roof that was 

 placed several inches above the trough. 



The lambs of Lot 1 consumed 343 pounds of salt, and those of Lot 

 2 consumed 308 pounds. 



WEIGHTS. 



The original plan was to take as the initial weight an average of 

 those weights taken the first three consecutive days of the test; how- 

 ever, this was made impossible on account of the fact that heavy rains 

 set in the night following the first weighing. Accordingly, then, the 

 one weighing had to suffice at the outset. It was planned to weigh 

 the lambs at regular two-week intervals, but on account of the almost 

 incessant rains during the early part of the test, regular weighing could 

 not be done. All weighing was done between the hours of one and two 

 o'clock in the afternoon of the appointed day. 



FEED USED. 



TABLE I. 

 COMPOSITION OF THE FEEDS USED DURING THE EXPERIMENT.* 



The feeds used during this test were of choice quality with the pos- 

 sible exception that the silage next to the silo wall had become badly 

 moulded. Care was taken -not to feed any of the mouldy silage to the 

 ; lambs. 



The prices of the feeds used in this test are based on the actual cost 

 at the time the experiment was in progress, plus the cost of delivery 

 to the Boog-Scott farm. The cotton seed meal was figured at $25.00 

 per ton, cotton seed hulls at $5.50 per ton, sorghum and feterita silage 

 at $3.50 per ton, and milo and feterita chops at $22.00 per ton. 



*Analyses by Dr. G. S. Fraps, Chemist, College Station, Texas. 



