286 GROWING THE LAMB 



ready for market at weaning time is reported below in pounds per 



head per day. 



(a) From experiments conducted at the Illinois Station: 

 Table 11. — The lambs in this experiment were by a pure-bred 



Shropshire ram and out of western ewes weighing about 115 pounds 



when pregnant. 



Ration No. 27 



Lambs and ewes kept in the dry lot 



Period Age Weight Feed Conaumed Daily 



At beginning At close 



1st 2-6 wks. 16.0 29.5 ( 2 parts bran 



2 parts cracked corn 



° "^2 parts oats 



1 part L.O.M. 4 

 .09 alfalfa hay 



2nd 6-10 wks. 29.5 45.0 t 3 parts corn 



.6 grain J 2 parts oats 



1 part L.O.M. 

 .3 alfalfa hay 



3rd 10-14 wks. 45.0 59.0 r 6 parts corn 



1.0 grain J 3 parts oats 



1 part L.O.M. 



7 alfalfa hay 



Ration No. 28 



Sixteen ewes and twenty lambs pastured on 1 acre of rye, 1 acre of alfalfa, 



and 1 acre of rape 



Feed Consumed Daily 



2 parts bran 



.06 grain] ^ P*^''^ cracked corn 

 \ 2 parts oats 

 [l part L.O.M. 



.05 alfalfa hay 



2nd 6-10 wks. 30.0 48.0 ( 3 parts corn 



.3 grain ) 2 parts oats 



( 1 part L. 0. M. 



3rd 10-14 48.0 63.0 / 6 parts corn 



.4 grain J 3 parts oats 



^Linseed oil meal. 



1 part L.O.M. 



