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ment. Since the lambs of Lot 2 made a considerably enhanced daily 

 gain after the introduction of milo and feterita chops, it was believed 

 that the same would hold true in the case of Lot 1. This, however, 

 did not prove to be the case, as will be revealed by referring to the 

 fourth period under Table II. During a period of seventeen days the 

 Lot 1 lambs received an average daily allowance of 0.736 pound of 

 milo and feterita chops in addition to the regular ration that had been 

 supplied throughout the test. For some reason the average daily gain 

 during this period figured only 0.068 pound per head, while during the 

 same time the Lot 2 lambs averaged a daily gain of 0.24 pound, and 

 Deemed to have rounded into good shape. The lambs in Lot 1 remained 

 '"on feed" throughout the entire test, and after the addition of the 

 milo and feterita chops their appetites remained normal, but for some 

 reason they derived no benefit from the addition of the grain. Dur- 

 ing the fourth period the cost per hundred pounds of gain for Lot 1 

 was $29.00 and $9.09 for Lot 2. 



After the Lot 1 lambs had been fed milo and feterita chops for a 

 period of seventeen days it was clearly evident that further gains would 

 not be made. The Lot 2 lambs had put on a fair finish by this time; 

 so both lots were weighed, the Lot 1 lambs averaging 75 pounds and 

 those of Lot 2, 78 pounds. On the Fort Worth market the next day 

 the Lot 1 lambs averaged 66 pounds, while those of Lot 2 averaged 69 

 pounds, i. e., the lambs of each lot shrank 12.1 per cent. The lambs 

 sold on a brisk market, the Lot 1 lambs going for $8.40 per hundred 

 pounds, while the Lot 2 lambs, which again showed more finish, brought 

 $8.60. 



DISCUSSION. 



Not a single loss occurred in Lot 1 during the entire test, while in 

 Lot 2 six deaths were recorded. Of this number only two seemed to 

 be affected with a derangement of the digestive tract. This condition 

 was probably brought about by an insufficient amount of dry matter 

 in the ration. The other losses are accounted for as follows : One 

 lamb that had gone blind previously to the starting of the feeding 

 period was brought to the feed lots and the seriousness of his condi- 

 tion remained unnoticed until after the lambs had been on feed a few 

 days. This lamb was removed and fed alfalfa hay in addition to grain 

 ration but the little fellow died within a few days. One lamb was 

 drowned in the creek; one got on his back in a feed trough; and only 

 a few days prior to shipment one of the healthiest and hardiest of the 

 lambs died very suddenly from what appeared to be apoplexy. 



The lambs of Lot 1 must have become "burned out" after having been 

 'on a ration of cotton seed meal, cotton seed hulls and silage for a 

 period of one hundred d'ays, because after the addition of the milo and 

 feterita chops the average daily gain was not enhanced. It will be 

 observed by comparing the gains made by Lot 2 during the first and 

 second periods that the average daily gain was somewhat enhanced after 

 the addition of milo and feterita chops. Since this increased gain was 

 made by Lot 2. after the addition of ^rain, it seems that the same 



