383 







Lot IV, grain, less corn silage and more 



hay than for lot III. 



The twenty head of lambs in these lots received the 

 same quantity of grain, an average of .11 of a pound of 

 corn silage less and .11 of a pound more of hay than 

 lambs of lot III.. The average daily ration for the two 

 years was 1.49 pounds of grain, .49 of a pound of corn 

 silage and .97 of a pound of hay, per head. 



1914 Experiment 



Pounds 



Average weight at beginning 72 



Average weight at close 96 



Average gain per head daily, 87 days 28 



Valuing grain at one cent a pound, corn 

 silage at three dollars a ton and prairie 

 hay at six dollars a ton, cost of produc- 

 ing 100 pounds of gain $7.09 



1915 Experiment 



Average weight at beginning 74 



Average weight at close 86 



Average gain per head daily, 60 days 21 



Valuing grain at one cent a pound, corn 

 silage at three dollars a ton and prairie 

 hay at six dollars a ton, cost of produc- 

 ing 100 pounds of gain $8.39 



