6 5 6 



the year, hence for economical and quick gains with lambs on 

 rape pasture, oats are to be preferred. . 



. By feeding shelled corn there was a loss each year, as the 

 gains were not so large as they were for the lots receiving the 

 rape pasture alone. 



Our results of pasturing sheep and lambs on rape on the 

 college farm and the experiment station have been very satis- 

 factory. An experiment was conducted to determine what 

 conditions must be present to cause bloat when first turning 

 in on rape as follows : Lot No. i was put in on the clear 

 rape without any other forage plant accessible and kept there 

 day and night ; Lot No. 2 was turned in on a field where they 

 had access to grass in addition to .the rape pasture ; Lot No. 

 3 was turned on the rape when the dew was on early in the 

 morning; Lot No. 4 was turned on rape when it was dry. 

 The lambs were raised on the range and were not accustomed 

 to this forage. The result was the same for each lot, all 

 coming through in a healthy condition. 



O'f the 96 head of lambs weighed up for this experiment, 

 two head are not reported. One died a few days after weigh- 

 ing, and the other was affected with worms. 



We believe, however, that care should be taken when turning 

 in on any kind of new forage, as there is danger of the animal 

 gorging himself. 



SUMMARY 



1. Ten lambs receiving alfalfa hay gained seventy-nine 

 pounds more in forty-four days than did the same number 

 of lambs receiving upland prairie hay, each lot consuming 

 the same quantity of grain. 



2. With- the three hundred and sixty-nine head of lambs 

 fed at this Station and weighed individually at certain inter- 

 vals, all receiving practically two pounds of grain when on 



