Salt 



In a feeding experiment in France in which three lots of sheep were 

 fed the same rations of hay, straw, potatoes and beans, those receiving 

 0.5 ounces of salt per head daily gained 4.5 lbs. per head more than 

 those fed no salt, and 1.25 lbs. more than those fed 0.75 ounces of salt 

 per head daily. This indicates that sheep can be given too much 

 as well as too little salt. The fleeces of the salt-fed sheep were better 

 and heavier than those fed no salt. 



Corn Silage vs. Roots 



At the Michigan Station Mumford compared corn silage with roots 

 for fattening lambs. In the first trial, lasting 84 days, sugar beets 

 and corn silage were fed, and in the second, lasting 119 days, rutabagas 

 and corn silage. The concentrates consisted of two parts of oats 

 and one part of bran in the first trial, and equal parts of oats and bran 

 in the second. 



CORN SILAGE COMPARED WITH ROOTS 



Average Ration 



First Trial 

 Lot 1— 



Sugar beets, 4.7 lbs 



Hay, 1.0 lbs 



Grain, 1.0 lbs 



Lot 2— 



Silage, 4. .5 lbs. 

 Hay, 0.8 lbs. _ 

 Grain, 1.0 lbs. 



Second Trial 

 Lot 1— 



Rutabagas, 5.6 lbs 



Hay, 1.6 lbs 



Grain, 1.0 lbs 



Lot 2— 



Silage, 3.4 lbs. 



Hay, 0.8 lbs.. 



- Grain, 1.0 lbs. 



Average i Feed for 100 Lbs. Gain 

 Daily 

 Gain, 

 Lbs. 



Grain, 

 Lbs. 



0.43 233 



0.36 



0.25 398 



282 



0.25 400 



Hay, 

 Lbs. 



Roots or 



Silage, 



Lbs. 



233 



225 



413 



1.101 



1,266 



2,277 



337 1,383 



In the first trial sugar beets gave somewhat better results than corn 

 silage, while in the second rutabagas did not quite equal corn silage. 



Alfalfa Hay vs. Prairie Hay 



At the Nebraska Station Burnett fed 52-lb. lambs alfalfa hay in 

 opposition to prairie hay, giving them in addition all the shelled corn 

 they could eat. The results of the trial which lasted 98 days are as 

 follows: 



