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Shropshires of Lot I. In Lot IV the Delaine-Merino fleeces were 

 39.5 per cent heavier and 30.9 per cent more valuable than those 

 of the Shropshires of Lot II. 



10. The total annual cost of maintenance was 16.6 per cent 

 greater for the Shropshires in Lot I than for the Delaine-Merinos 

 in Lot III; the cost of the Shropshires in Lot II was 21.1 per cent 

 greater than that of the Delaine-Merinos in Lot IV. 



11. The value of mutton was 35.5 per cent greater from the 

 Shropshires of Lot I than from the Delaine-Merinos of Lot III, 

 while the mutton from the Shropshires of Lot II was 41.9 per cent 

 more valuable than that from the Delaine-Merinos of Lot IV. 



12. If 100 per cent lambs were raised by Delaine-Merino ewes 

 of Lot IV the profit would be $1.23 per ewe, while a Shropshire 

 ewe fed the same feeds in Lot II would yield a profit of $1.24, if 

 125 per cent lambs were raised. 



13. Wintering pregnant ewes in an open shed was conducive 

 to the health and thrift of ewes and lambs. Such quarters, how- 

 ever, require a southern exposure, a dry bed, well-drained and 

 spacious yards, and provision for warmer quarters during the 

 "lambing season." 



The proportion of receipts from mutton and wool was: 



Lot I Mutton 68.3 per cent. 



Wool 31.7 per cent. 



Lot II Mutton 76.6 per cent. 



Wool 23.4 per cent. 



Lot III Mutton 46.7 per cent. 



Wool : 53.3 per cent. 



Lot IV Mutton 54.3 per cent. 



Wool 45.7 per cent. 



Part II 



1. Alfalfa hay at $15 per ton is too expensive as a sole rough- 

 age for breeding ewes of these types. 



2. Alfalfa hay with a grain mixture of one-quarter pound per 

 ewe daily produces vigorous lambs, results in a greater growth 

 of wool and stimulates a greater milk flow than a ration of corn 

 silage, alfalfa hay and grain. 



3. When alfalfa hay is fed without grain to breeding ewes 

 prior to lambing, the lambs are weak at birth and the ewes give 

 less milk than with grain. 



4. Ewes on alfalfa hay as a sole roughage drink more and 

 urinate excessively, resulting in "burning" the wool and soreness, 

 particularly the Delaine-Merinos. 



