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Feeds and Feeding. 



752. Wheat screenings. — Below are summarized the results of 

 four trials at western stations with wheat screenings for fattening 

 range lambs: 



Fattening lambs on unground wheat screenings and hay. 



*Bul. U. tBul. 47. JBul. 78. 



In round numbers the Minnesota lambs required 740 lbs. of wheat 

 screenings and 250 lbs. of mixed clover and timothy hay for 100 lbs. 

 gain, while the Montana lambs required 300 lbs. of wheat screenings 

 and nearly 800 lbs. of clover hay. In the first Utah trial lambs fed 

 chaffy screenings and alfalfa hay required more screenings and 100 

 lbs. less hay for 100 lbs. of gain than the Montana lambs. The last 

 lot consumed only 400 lbs. of heavier screenings and 625 lbs. of 

 alfalfa hay for 100 lbs. of gain. Comparing these returns with those 

 in the previous articles, it is shown that good wheat screenings have 

 about the same value for fattening lambs as wheat. Like wheat, 

 screenings give the best returns when fed with alfalfa or clover 

 hay. (167) 



753. Soybeans. — At the Wisconsin Station^ Richards and Klein- 

 heinz compared soybeans with oats as a supplement to corn for feed- 

 ing ewe lambs averaging 103 lbs. per head. The results of the trial, 

 which lasted 84 days, are shown in the table: 



Soybeans compared with oats for ewe lambs. 



Rpt. 1904. 



