FEEDING OF GROWING ANIMALS 295 



up to completion of weaning is about 20 kg. (44 lbs.) 

 hay and 6 kg. (13 lbs.) corn for the lighter breeds, 

 and about 30 kg. (66 lbs.) hay and 7-5-10 kg. (16- 

 20 lbs.) corn for the heavier breeds. After the 

 withdrawal of the mother's milk the amount re- 

 quired up to the end of the first year is about 50 kg. 

 (i-i^- cwt.) hay and 10-20 kg. (22-44 lbs.) corn. 



In the second year each 100 sheep will need daily 

 1-1^- cwt. hay and 22-33 lbs. corn, together with 

 some mangels and also some straw to pull. Where 

 the animals are on the pasture a small amount of 

 hay and corn should also be given. 



Watery food, of whatever kind, which contains 

 more liquid than the sheep naturally take (p. 101) 

 is not readily eaten by them, and if constantly 

 given is not as well borne as with other species. 

 Roots and watery by-products, as also gruels and 

 drinks, can only be used as subsidiary food in the 

 rearing of these animals. 



On account of their rapid growth lambs need a 

 more concentrated food than do calves, and the 

 feeding should be according to the purpose for 

 which the animals are intended. Where the lambs 

 are to be fattened and killed the food should be 

 richer than where the production of wool is the 

 main object. Information relative to the size of 

 rations, etc. can be gathered from the standards 

 given in Table III of the Appendix. 



Lambs about 4-5 months old are found to take 



