112 PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



3. For shoats (weighing about 100 pounds), feed 4 to 5 

 pounds of concentrates, or 3 to 4 pounds of concentrates 

 per day and forage ad libitum. 



4. For fattening hogs (weighing 200 to 300 pounds), 

 feed 3 pounds of concentrates daily per 100 pounds live 

 weight. 



SHEEP 



1. For young lambs (weighing 30 to 50 pounds), feed J- 

 to ^ pound of concentrates per day with roughage ad libitum. 



2. For fattening lambs (weighing about 50 pounds), 

 on full-feed, feed 1 pound of concentrates and 1| pounds of 

 roughage per day. 



3. For fattening sheep (weighing about 100 pounds), 

 feed Ij pounds of concentrates and 1 pound of roughage 

 per day. 



4. For pregnant ewes (weighing about 150 pounds), 

 feed roughage ad libitum until ^\ithin a few weeks of lamb- 

 ing, then feed J to 1 pound of concentrates per day. 



5. For ewes wdth suckling lambs, feed IJ pounds of con- 

 centrates per day and roughage ad libitum. 



Determining the Amount of Feed. — Accurate feeding 

 usually requires either the actual weight or a careful estimate 

 of the weight of the ration in order to adapt the amount of 

 digestible nutrients or net energy to the actual requirements 

 of the animals fed. 



In feeding large lots of animals, as in the case of fattening 

 cattle, hogs, and sheep, the concentrates, at least, may be 

 easily weighed by the wagon-load, or the weight may ])e 

 estimated approximately by weighing a standard measure 

 of them, such as a bushel basket. The amount of roughage 



