Feeding Experiments. 



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Sheep Feeding Experiment No. I. — Elevator Screenings for 



Fattening Lambs. 



Lot. 



Feeds. 



Meal. 



Meal 

 and 

 Screen- 

 ings. 



Screen- 

 ings. 



Screen- 

 ings 

 less 

 Black 

 Seeds. 



Black 

 Seeds. 



Blapk 

 Seeds 

 and 

 Mol- 

 asses 

 Meal. 



Number of animals in each group 



First weight, gross lb. 



First weight, average " 



Finished weight, gross " 



Finished weight, average " 



Number of days in experiment No 



Total gain for period lb. 



Average gain per animal " 



Average daily gain tor group " 



Average daily gain per animal " 



Quantity meal eaten by group for 



period " 



Quantity hay eaten by group for 



period " 



Quantity roots and ensilage eaten 



by group for period " 



Total cost of feed $ 



Cost of feed per head $ 



Cost of feed per head per day S 



Cost to produce 1 pound gain $ 



Original cost of animals $7.40 per 



cwt $ 



Original cost plus cost of feed $ 



Selling price at $8 . 25 per cwt $ 



Net profit per group. S 



Net profit per animal S 



21 

 1,602 



76-3 

 2,014 

 9S-9 

 70 

 412 

 19-6 

 6-8 

 .28 



1,442 



2,205 



8,416 

 36.31 



1.72 



0.024 



0.0S8 



118.54 



1S4.85 



166.15 



11.30 



0.54 



20 

 1,677 



83-9 

 2,120 

 106 

 70 

 443 

 22-1 

 6-3 

 ■31 



1,383 



2,100 



7,980 

 27.46 



1.37 



0.019 ■ 



0.062 



124.09 

 151.55 

 174.90 

 23.25 

 1.16 



20 

 1,485-5 

 74-3 

 1,770 

 88-5 

 .70 



284-5 



14-2 



4-0 



892 

 2,100 



7,140 



19.95 

 0.99 

 0.014 

 0.07 



109.92 



129.87 



146.02- 



16.15 



0.80 



20 

 1,468-5 

 73-4 

 1,879 

 93-9 

 70 

 410-5 

 20-5 

 5-8 

 •29 



1,298 



2,100., 



5,900 ' 

 22,-27 ■ 



1.11 . 



0.016'' 



0..054 



108.66 

 130.93 

 155.01 

 24.08 

 1.20 



20 

 1,741-5 



87 

 2,083 

 104-1 

 70 



341-5 

 17-1 

 4-8 

 .■ '24 



650 '; 



3,100-.;; 



7,-69F- 

 16.34 ■ 

 0.81 

 0.011" 

 0.048 



128.87 



145.21 



171.84 



26.63 



1.33 



20 

 1,492 



74-6 

 1,747 

 87-3 

 70 

 255 

 12-7 

 3-6 

 •18 



1,383 



2,100 



7,030 

 27.51 



1.37 



0.019 



0.108 



110.40 

 137.91 

 144.12 



6.21 



0.31 



Palatability of Rations.-^ As to the palatability, or, from the lamb's 

 point of view, the desirability, of- the meal ration. Lot I, of course, 

 consumed their meal, in whatever quantity fed, from the start. 



With the exception of a few pounds removed during the first 

 few days, the same might be said of Lot II, receiving equal portions 

 of the standard meal mixture and pulverized screenings 



With Lot III, receiving elevator screenings, during the first 

 twelve days practically the entire meal ration was removed daily, and 

 from then on in lesser quantities, until at the end of four weeks all 

 was being consumed. That this was done more or less under protest, 

 however, was shown by the lambs after eating the ration for about 

 ■ a week, refusing from one-third to one-sixth of it daily throughout 

 the remainder of the experiment. 



. Lot IV) fed. pulverized screenings . with black seeds removed, 

 after the first two. weeks, consumed their meal cleanly throughout 

 the .experiment, apparently, wi^th: relish, showing the unpalatable 

 character of the black seeds fed Lot III. 



