14 TEXAS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



Table 1 shows the total feed consumed by the lambs from birth until 

 the time of marketing. The first division of this table shows the total 

 amount of feed consumed by the lambs from birth until October 12 

 previous to fattening. The second division, from October 13 to Jan- 

 uary 5, 1916, shows the total feed consumption during that period. 

 Thirty-six show lambs were separated from the main flock January 5, 

 and placed on a different ration, although the total feed consumed by 

 all of the lambs during this period has been figured together, the object 

 in so doing being for the purpose of figuring the total cost of feed per 

 lamb from the time of birth until marketing the main portion of the 

 flock January 20. 



The period January 18 to March 8 shows the amount of feed con- 

 sumed after the first shipment of lambs had gone to market in January. 

 By referring to the final column of Table 1, one will observe that the 

 cost of feed per lamb from birth until January 17, was exactly $1.60 

 per head. It is also interesting to observe that during the period 

 January 18 to March 8, the cost of feed per lamb amounted to $1.60, 

 or just twice the cost of feeding the lambs from birth until January. 



It will be observed by referring to Table 1 that the cost of grain 

 per lamb through the summer months amounted to only 44 cents per 

 head to October 12. Had there been more abundant grazing available 

 it would have been unnecessary to feed any grain prior to the fattening 

 period, but in view of the fact that grazing conditions were not ideal 

 the small allowance of concentrates supplied through the summer was 

 well worth the increased cost incurred. 



