FATTENING WESTERN LAMBS 



1916-1917 



J. H. SKINNER F. G. KING 



SUMMARY 



PART I 



1. Lambs receiving corn silage alone as roughage did not 

 consume as large quantities of grain as those fed clover hay in 

 addition to silage as roughage. 



2. Lambs fed clover hay once every five days, consumed prac- 

 tically the same amount of grain as those fed clover hay according 

 to appetite. 



3. Lambs fed silage alone as roughage gained 17.5 pounds per 

 head at a cost of $15.43 per hundred pounds; those fed silage and 

 clover hay once every five days gained 28.6 pounds per head at a cost 

 of $10.97 per hundred pounds; those fed silage and clover hay ac- 

 cording to appetite gained 36.5 pounds at a cost of $9.92 per hundred 

 pounds. 



4. Lambs fed shelled corn, cottonseed meal, and corn silage 

 were valued at $13.50 per^cwt. and returned a profit of 83 cents 

 per head; those fed shelled corn, cottonseed meal, corn silage and 

 clover hay every fifth day were valued at $13.90 per cwt., and re- 

 turned a profit of $2.23 per head ; those fed shelled corn, cottonseed 

 meal, corn silage and clover hay according to appetite were valued 

 at $14.25 per cwt. and returned a profit of $3.18 per head. 



PART II 



5. Lambs fed shelled corn and clover hay ate practically the 

 same quantity of corn but slightly more hay than lambs fed shelled 

 corn and alfalfa hay. 



6. Lambs fed shelled corn and clover hay gained 34.4 pounds 

 per head at a cost of $9.71 per hundred pounds; those fed shelled 

 corn and alfalfa hay gained 36.6 pounds per head at a cost of 

 $9.12 per hundred pounds. 



7. Lambs fed shelled corn and clover hay were valued at 

 $13.75 P er cwt - an d returned a profit of $2.69 per head; those fed 

 shelled corn and alfalfa hay were valued at $14.00 per cwt. and 

 returned a profit of $3.22 per head. 



PART IH 



8. The addition of corn silage to a ration of shelled corn and 

 alfalfa hay did not affect the grain consumption, but 1.40 pounds 

 of corn silage replaced .64 pound of hay in the daily ration per lamb. 



9. Lambs fed shelled corn and alfalfa hay gained 36.6 pounds 

 per head at a cost of $9.12 per hundred pounds as compared to 

 34.6 pounds gain at a cost of $9.85 per hundred pounds by lambs 

 fed shelled corn, alfalfa hay and corn silage. 



