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Feeds and Feeding. 



816. Rations for fattening lambs. — At various Stations different 

 feeding stuffe and combinations of feeds have been used with 

 lambs for fattening purposes. Examples are here presented to 

 aid the feeder in forming satisfactory combinations of grain and 

 roughage and to guide in determining the quantities required. 

 In all cases the rations are calculated for 100 head. The weight 

 of the lambs is given in each example. 



Michigan Experiment Station. ^ 



Corn and clover hay. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed, 82 



Daily gain 31 



BheUed com 149 



Clover hay 104 



Michigan Experiment Station. • 



Com, oil meal and clover hay. 

 Lbs. 



Av. wt of lambs fed 83 



Daily gain 34 



Com 132 



Oil meal 33 



Clover hay 110 



Michigan Experiment Station. * 



Corn, wheat and clover hay. Lbs. 



Av. wt of lambs fed. 85 



Daily gain 25 



Shelled corn 64 



Wheat 64 



Clover hay 129 



Wisconsin Eocperiment Station. ' 



Com, peas and corn fodder. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 76 



Daily gain 32 



Shelled com 87 



Peas 87 



Corn fodder 183 



Bui. 113. 



' Kept 1896. 



Wisconsin Experim,ent Station. * 



Corn and corn fodder. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 76 



Daily gain 27 



Shelled corn 154 



Com fodder 188 



Michigan Experiment Station. ' 



Com, bran and clover hay. 



Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 80 



Dally gain 25 



Shelled com 81 



Bran 81 



Clover hay 107 



Wisconsin Experiment Station. * 



Com, oats and hay. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 89 



Daily gain 38 



Shelled corn 94 



Oats 94 



Hay 95 



Michigan Experiment Station. * 



Oats, hay and roots. Lbs. 



Av. wt. of lambs fed 83 



Daily gain 31 



Oats 164 



Clover hay.... 140 



Ruta-bagas 100 



° Bui. 128. - Bui. 107. 



