216 
BAtiXuEY 
Gains in Weight. 
Live Weight. 
Gains 
in Live Weight. 
Pen. 
Nov. 19. 
Jan. 5. 
1 
Apr. 6. 
May 17. 
Nov. 19— Jan 5, 
1 
Jan. 5— Apr. 6. 
April 0—27. 
Apr. 27— M’y 17 
Nov. 19— Apr. 6 
Nov. 19-Apr. 27 
■\pr. 6— May 17 
Nov. 19-May 17 
1 
53 
59 
79 
91 
6 
20 
8 
4 
26 
34 
12 
38 
2 
52 
57 
81 
85 
5 
24 
-1 
5 
29 
28 
4 
33 
3 
5; 
57 
81 
89 
6 
24 
2 
6 
30 
32 
8 
38 
4 
52 
58 
81 
89 
6 
23 
6 
2 
29 
35 
8 
37 
43 
56 
71 
83 
13 
li 
9 
3 
28 
37 
12 
40 
6 
43 
55 
79 
87 
12 
24 
4 
4 
36 
40 
8 
44 
7 
42 
51 
74 
84 
9 
23 
7 
3 
32 
39 
10 
42 
8 
44 
52 
75 
84 
8 
23 
6 
3 
31 
37 
9 
40 
9 
44 
52 
73 
82 
8 
21 
5 
4 
29 
34 
9 
38 
43 
52 
74 
81 
9 
22 
31 
33 
7 
38 
Light versus Heavy Feeding of Grain, 
Pens Nos. 1 to 4 were fed no grain during the first 
eight weeks of the winter, while pens Nos. 6 to 10 received 
no grain from the start. The amount of grain given was 
not large, only 9 pounds per lamb, but the growth made 
during these eight weeks shows the effect of even this 
small amount. Pens Nos. 1 to 4, average growing 6 
pounds per head; while pens Nos. B to 10 grow 9 pounds 
each. Three pounds of growth as a result of nine pounds 
of grain is making mutton at a very cheap rate. 
For the rest of the winter the grain feeding is jiot 
much different. Pens Nos. 1 to 4 receive 114 pounds of 
grain per head and pens Nos. 6 to 10 receive 110 pounds. 
Omitting pen No. 6 with a much greater gain, due to a 
different kind of feed, the two lots retain to the end this 
difference of three pounds’ gain in live weight. In other 
words, feeding nine pounds of grain in November and De- 
cember has given three pounds more of lamb to market in 
May. This represents a net profit of 15 cents per lamb, 
or nearly one-third of the profits of an ordinary winter’s 
work. 
