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Feeds and Feeding. 



immediately before and after sucking. The resnlts are shown 

 below: 



Yield, per cent, of fat and specific gravity of ewe^s milk — Wisconsin 



Station. 



From the above we learn that four ewes gave from 2.5 to 4 

 pounds of milk each daily, containing from 5.2 to 6.25 per cent, 

 of fat. The milk was of higb specific gravity, stowing a large 

 content of solids. (825) 



740. Feed required for 100 pounds of milk. — Ewes fed singly 

 and in groups of two were given weighed quantities of feed and 

 water, and the milk yield noted. The concentrates fed consisted 

 of three parts bran and one part oil meal. This with clover hay 

 of good quality, though a little coarse, and a few sliced potatoes, 

 constituted the ration. The results were as follows: 



Quantity of feed and water consumed by ewes in producing 100 

 pounds of milk — Wisconsin Station. 



The above figures are helpful to the student in comparing the 

 sheep with other domestic animals as an economical producer of 

 milk. They show the ewe to be as economical as the cow in turn- 

 ing hay and grain into milk. It should not be forgotten that 

 while yielding milk the ewe is also growing a fleece. (694) 



741. Value of ewe's milk for lamb growing. — In conducting his- 

 studies with ewes and lambs, Shepperd noted the ajnount of milk 



