FATTENING LAMBS. 7 



THE METHOD OF FEEDING. 



The lambs were fed regularly -at 7:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. each day. 

 Each feed was weighed separately; then those feeds constituting the 

 ration of the respective lots were mixed and then distributed in the feed 

 troughs, the drawing of a similar trough being illustrated in Figure 2. 

 The lambs were removed from the lots while the feed was being dis- 

 tributed in the troughs. When this method is employed the lambs are 

 not likely to be injured by the wagon and team. Moreover^ the distri- 

 bution of the feed was conducted quickly and with little waste. 



SHIPMENTS TO MARKET. 



On February 14, 1915, after having been on feed for a period of 83 

 days, 125 of the best lambs were taken from each lot and sold upon 

 the Forth Worth market. Those remaining in the feed lots were con- 

 tinued on feed until March 22, when they also were shipped to the 

 Fort Worth market. 



TABLE II. 



SHOWING FEED CONSUMED DAILY PER LAMB DURING EACH OF THE FOUR PERIODS 

 OF THE EXPERIMENT, AND THE AMOUNT OF GAIN, AND COST OF GAIN 

 PER POUND.* 



FIRST PERIOD (59 DAYS). 



Lot 1. 



Cotton seed meal 0.236 Ib. 



Cotton seed hulls 0.898 Ib. 



Sorghum and feterita silage 2.24 Ibs. 



Average daily gain 0.349 Ib. 



Cost per pound of gain $.0267 



Daily cost of ration $.0093 



SECOND PERIOD (24 DAYS). 



Milo and feterita chops 



Cotton seed meal 



Cotton seed hulls 



Sorghum and feterita silage 



Average daily gain 



Cost per pound of gain ' 



Daily cost of ration 



Average daily gain for the first two periods . . 

 Cost per pound of gain for the two periods .... 



0.445 Ib. 



1.00 Ib. 



2.53 Ibs. 



0.31 Ib. 

 $.0411 



$.0127 . 



0.338 Ib. 

 $.0305 



THIRD PERIOD (19 DAYS) 



Milo and feterita chops 



Cotton seed meal 



Cotton seed hulls 



Sorghum and feterita silage. 



Average daily gain 



Cost per pound of gain 



Daily cost of ration 



0.455 



1.017 



2.68 



0.173 



$.076 



$.0132 



Ib. 

 Ibs. 

 Ibs. 

 Ib. 



Lot 2. 

 0.229 Ib. 



3.78 

 0.285 

 $.332 

 $.0095 



Ibs. 

 Ib. 



0.89 Ib. 

 0.318 Ib. 



3.46 Ibs. 

 0.34 Ib. 

 $.0579 

 $.0198 

 0.302 Ib. 

 $.0413 



1.04 

 0.37 



Ibs. 

 Ib. 



3.48 Ibs. 

 0.285 Ib. 

 $.0777 

 $.0222 



* After the lambs had been on feed 59 days, the ration of Lot 2 was supple- 

 mented by milo and feterita chops. At the end of the second period of 24 days, 

 125 lambs were "topped" out of each lot and marketed, while at the end of the 

 third period of 19 days milo and feterita chops were supplemented in the 

 ration of Lot 1. 



