158 Western Live-stock Management 
one-and-a-half to two pounds of hay. A system of feed- 
ing lambs that is very often found in feed-lots where the 
ninety days’ feeding period is used could be outlined as 
follows : 
Grain Damy a Heap Hay Datty a Heap 
First 30 days . . 4 pound 2} pounds 
Second 30 days. . 1 pound 2 pounds 
Third 30 days . 1} pounds 1} pounds 
After he is on full feed, a thrifty lamb will eat close to two 
pounds of grain a day, but in the West it is not customary 
to give quite all he wants. As a rule the alfalfa is of fine 
quality and rather cheap, while the grain is very expensive, 
hence the necessity for economy in the feeding. Re- 
markably heavy gains are often obtained with good al- 
falfa and only one pound of grain a head and it is very 
doubtful whether a larger amount of grain is a profitable 
investment. It will be noticed that the increase of grain 
ration is greater in the first and second periods than in 
the second and third periods. Great care has to be ex- 
ercised in increasing the ration toward the close of the 
feeding period as lambs go off feed easily at this time. 
METHOD OF FEEDING 
It is essential in fattening lambs that the grain and 
hay be fed in such a manner that fresh hay can be put in 
and stems and refuse taken out without interfering with 
the lambs. The method most widely used is to have the 
lambs fed through a fence made of panels so that the hay 
can be put on one side while the lambs are on the 
