288 GROWING THE LAMB 



Ration A'o. 31 



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

 and 1 acre of rape 



Period Age Weight Feed Consumed Daily 



At beginning At close 

 1st 2-6 wks. 18 35 T 2 parts cracked corn 



I 2 parts cracked oats 

 .08 grain 4 . . , 



° ] 1 part bran 



[ 1 part L.O.M. 

 .04 alfalfa hay 



2nd C-10 wks. 35 52 (2 parts corn 



, 2 parts oats 

 .45 grain ^ 



1 part bran 



1 part L.O.M. 

 .40 alfalfa luiy 



3rd 10-14 wks. 52 72 r G parts corn 



.7 grain J 3 parts oats 



1 part L.O.M. 

 .2 alfalfa hay 



Ration Xo. 32 



Lambs and ewes kept in the dry lot and given free choice of the different 



feeds. Compare with Ration No 30, where the same feeds were 



given but the concentrates were mixed 



Feed Consumed Daily 



1st Period 2nd Period 3rd Period 



(Lambs 2-6 wks. old) (Lambs 6-10 wks. old) (Lambs 10-14 wks. old) 



Shelled corn 02 .13 .330 



Ground corn 01 .04 .180 



Whole oats 04 .18 .380 



Ground oats 02 .03 .007 



Bran 03 .07 .110 



Linseed oil meal . . .09 .24 .540 



Alfalfa hay 25 .45 .570 



Weights at beginning 15 lbs. 28 lbs. 45 lbs. 



Weight at close 60 lbs. 



