FEEDS FOR SHEEP 



337 



lb. corn and 2.1 lbs. hay per head daily and required 655 lbs. of hay 

 and only 288 lbs. of corn for 100 lbs. of gain. From these averages, 

 the feeder may readily calculate the cost and possible profits of fat- 

 tening lambs under reasonably favorable conditions, and when the 

 fattening period is not too extended. 



Hints on feeding corn. — Being low in protein, corn should be sup- 

 plemented with some kind of legume hay, or if this is not available 



Fig. 94. Sheep 6n Western Range Grazed under the "Mass" 



Method 

 From such grazing lands as these come the western lambs fattened in feed 

 lots in the western states, in the corn belt, and eastward. (From U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture.) 



then with some protein-rich concentrate, such as linseed or cottonseed 

 meal, when fed to fattening sheep or lambs. In each of 7 trials at 

 various stations corn and timothy or prairie hay was fed to one lot of 

 lambs and corn and clover or alfalfa hay to another. On the average, 

 the lambs fed the legume hay gained 0.32 lb. per head daily, while 

 those fed the unbalanced ration of corn and timothy or prairie hay 

 gained only 0.19 lb. and required 46 per ct. more grain and 15 per ct. 

 more hay per 100 lbs. gain. In 4 other trials, corn and timothy hay 

 were fed to one lot of lambs, while another received these feeds and 0.2 



