FEEDS FOR SHEEP 



341 



centrate have been compared with rations of timothy or prairie hay 

 and corn and cotton- or linseed meal, which were equally well bal- 

 anced so far as the amount of protein was concerned. 



Legume hay vs. carbonaceous hay for fattening lambs 



Average ration 



Legume hay 



Clover or alfalfa hay, 1.5 lbs. 



Corn, 1.3 lbs 



Carbonaceous hay 



Timothy or prairie hay, 1.0 lb. 

 Corn, 1.0 lb. 

 Cotton- or linseed meal, 0.2 lb. 



.63 



.63 



0.32 



0.24 



388 



505 



455 



422 



Fig. 96. Fattening Lambs in a Western Feed Lot 



In the western states no shelter except a windbreak is commonly provided 

 for fattening lambs. In the corn belt and eastward shelter is required to pro- 

 tect the lambs from winter storms. (From Wallace's Farmer.) 



Tho the lambs fed timothy or prairie hay received a well-balanced 

 ration, those on clover or alfalfa made much larger gains and re- 

 quired less feed per 100 lbs. gain. 



Fattening lambs given all the corn and legume hay they will eat 

 consume enough of the protein-rich hay, even toward the end of the 

 fattening period when on a full feed of grain, to balance the ration 



