BARLEY 
as 
passed the animal unbroken and undigested and what was 
cracked was so mixed with the hay as to make no trouble. 
About one pound per head per day seemed to be the 
limit of the digestive powers of these lambs on ground 
bald barley. 
In the case of the ground common barley, analysis 
shows that it contained much less gluten than the bald 
barley, and in addition the hull would tend to keep the 
gluten grains from gathering into a mass. 
On account of the changes in feed and the trouble 
with the bald barley, it seems best to divide the winter’s 
test into four periods. 
First Period. November 19 to January 5. 
Pens 1 to 4 receive no grain. 
Pens 5 to 10 receive a small amount 
of grain. 
Second Period. January 5 to April 6. 
All the pens receive grain up to one 
pound. 
Third Period. April 6 to April 27. 
Pens 2, 9, and 10 more or less ofP-fed. 
Other pens raised to IJ pounds grain 
per day. 
Fourth Period. April 27 to May 17. 
All pens given whole corn. 
The most reliable comparisons are those obtained 
from November 19 to April 6; but, in the case of the 
pens that had no trouble, the comparisons can be carried 
to April 27 or to May 17. 
The amounts of feed eaten and the gains in live 
weight are given in the following tables. The results 
are all calculated to 40 sheep in each pen. 
