54 



MAINE STATE COLLEGE 



was changed to one part of linseed meal, one part of corn meal 

 and one part of wheat bran, by weight. Lot 1 ate 2,990 pounds 

 of hay and 900 pounds of mixed grain. Lot 2 ate 3,010 pounds 

 of hay and 450 pounds of mixed grain. The weight of grain 

 eaten by the lambs of Lot 1 was 534 pounds. Besides this, both 

 lots of sheep received two pounds per day, per head, of rutabaga 

 turnips, until May 19th. 



The following table gives the figures in detail for each sheep 

 and lamb of both lots : 



Results of Experiment in Feeding Lambs. 





Lot 1 



, Liberal feeding. 









a. 



aa 



V 



a. 



CO 





G> =, , 



rffl 



o 





X2 





CP<H 

 ■J. — ■ . 



a 





she 

 ib 3 

 old. 



B CO 



J5 5 



Date of birth of 

 lambs. 



ht of 

 r birt 

 ambs 





=M CD 

 O <D 



*„- = 







££3 



bCtf 



*Po 



^5-g 



tjc£ 





cp <y 



a> 



<v 



a; > a 



<U c3 





lbs. 



£ 



£ 



£" 



£ 





lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 





97 



12 



5 



76 



51 



" 28 



103 



f8,„ ■ 

 < o 1 wins. 



6 



90 



J 40 

 \45 







108 



12 



5i 



89 



65 





94 



9 



7 



85 



44 



" 10 



110 



11 



61 



87 



51 



" 14..... 



100 



{jj Twins. 



8 



67 



J 38 



\38 





" 15 



95 



9 



5i 



5 



51 



77 



45 



" 17 



68 

 90 



9 

 8* 



60 

 80 



43 



" 21 



40 



" 23 



102 



10 



4£ 



93 



45 



Total weights 



967 



122 



581 



804 



545 



Lot 2. very moderate feeding. 



March 21. 

 " 29 



April 2. 

 4. 



13. 

 17. 



18. 

 21. 



23. 



Total weights. 



Twins. 



Twins. 



6 



71 



4| 



67 



5k 



91 



6 



94 



7 



95 



64 



70 



6£ 



79 



6 



75 



i 



50 



5 



76 



60| 



768 



49 

 20 

 20 

 '34 

 37 

 38 

 30 

 38 

 32 

 24 

 20 

 22 



364 



