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Table 2 shows the daily gains and the amount of feed consumed 

 per hundred pounds gain in live weight by the lambs from time 

 of being placed on feed until their disposal. The lambs had access to 

 a field of milo and Sudan until December 15, which accounts for the 

 small cost of $3.32 per hundred pounds of gain during the period 

 October 13 to January 5. During the period January 6 to January 17, 

 the cost of gain per hundred pounds increased to $5.03. As shown in 

 the final column the cost of gain per hundred pounds for the' show 

 lambs increased to $6.32 after the disposal of the main portion of the 

 flock. These lambs made splendid gains, the increased cost of gains 

 being largely due to the high-priced alfalfa hay introduced into the 

 ration late in the feeding period. 



