SHIPPING SHRINK 
The lambs were unloaded twice en route to Kansas City. 
They were fed hay at North Platte and were held three days 
on hay and grain at Bismark Grove. On account of poor con- 
ditions met with at Bismark Grove and because the lambs had 
to be separated into the different lots before being sold, the 
shrink is probably greater than would appear under ordinary 
conditions. All lots were treated exactly alike, however, in 
order to obtain a true comparative shrink. 
LABOR ESTIMATE 
The cost of labor, where different rations are fed, is an 
important consideration. Labor costs, of course, must depend 
largely on distances feed must be hauled. Under ordinary con- 
ditions, where the hay fed is raised on the place and the gram 
haul is reasonably short, one man and team can haul and feed 
hay and grain to 1,750 lambs. Under similar conditions two 
men with one team can feed about 4,000 lambs. 
When molasses is added to a grain-alfalfa ration and a 
three-ton tank is used, an additional man and team will be 
necessary every sixth day during the feeding period to haul 
,1„S Their Beet to Make Chea,. Galas. . ^i;re»entative 
^ I ot on Feed at tlie Experiment Station. 
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