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would be true of Lot 1 had the digestive organs of these lambs been 

 in shape properly to digest the food. 



There are a number of sheepmen who are rather skeptical regarding 

 the feeding of silage to sheep. The test herein reported seems to prove 

 that when fed in moderate amounts, to fattening lambs, the results 

 are satisfactory in every way. The test did indicate that on account 

 of the high degree of moisture contained in the silage some form of 

 dry roughage should be added to the ration of fattening lambs that 

 are receiving this feed. As shown by this test, the Lot 1 lambs con- 

 suriied an average of about 2.6 pounds of silage daily in addition to 

 an allowance of one pound of cotton seed hulls per head. The Lot 2 

 lambs consumed about three and one-half pounds of silage daily, but 

 received no dry roughage. The lambs in the lot receiving the cotton 

 seed hulls made a larger gain than that made by Lot 2 during the first 

 period of fifty-nine days when supplied with a ration consisting of cot- 

 ton seed meal and silage. 



Fig. 4 The same lambs ready for market. 



After milo and feterita chops had been added to the ration of Lot 

 2, as indicated by Table II, the lambs made a greater daily gain than 

 did Lot 1 throughout the remainder of the test. Even though the 

 average daily gain made by Lot 2 was considerably enhanced after the 

 milo and feterita chops were supplemented in the ration there was still 

 evidence of a deficiency in the amount of the dry matter, and it would 

 no doubt be well for those contemplating the feeding of lambs to pro- 

 vide some form of dry roughage in addition to the silage. 



There is more truth than poetry in the old adage that "The eye of 

 the master fattens his flock." Several weeks prior to the inception of 

 the experiment herein reported a deck of lambs had been "topped" 

 from the Boog-Scott and Gay flock, by Mr. W and placed on a daily 

 ration consisting of one-half pound each of cotton seed meal and milo 



