LAMB FEEDING EXPERIMENTS. 
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Table V. shows that the five lambs in Lot I. made a 
total gain of 92 pounds, 16 pounds of which was fleece, 
while those fed beets and alfalfa made a total gain of 122 
pounds, 16 pounds of which was fleece. However, the beet 
fed lambs received 99 pounds of grain more than those 
which were fed pulp. The pulp fed lambs in Lot I. were 
given ii| pounds of grain in the two weeks from May to to 
May 24, and Lot III. which was fed beets received 120 
pounds of grain during the last three weeks of the ex¬ 
periment. 
In our plan of the experiment it was not the intention 
that the pulp and beet fed lambs should have any grain at 
all. 
Referring to Table V. it will be seen that the pulp fed 
lambs made but one pound gain during the last three 
weeks, while the beet fed lambs made an appreciable gain 
during this time when the grain was given them. The gain 
made by Lot III. during the last three weeks was 20 
pounds, but during this time they received only 57 pounds 
of beets, and the principal part of the gain was due, no 
doubt, to the grain fed. 
Lot III., fed beets and alfalfa, gained 122 pounds dur¬ 
ing the experiment, 16 pounds of which was fleece. De¬ 
ducting the 20 pounds gain while being fed grain, and the 
amount of fleece, and comparing with Lot II., the results 
would indicate that the beet and alfalfa lot gained 10 
pounds more than the lot which received pulp and alfalfa. 
This statement must be taken with due allowance because 
the five lambs ate almost two and one-half pounds of beets 
per day during the last three weeks and they may have pro¬ 
duced an appreciable effect on the gains. 
Lot II., which was fed pulp, alfalfa and grain, gained 
in pounds, 17 pounds of which was fleece, and Lot IV. fed 
beets, alfalfa and grain, gained 138 pounds, 17 pounds of 
which was fleece. Then the lots fed beets and grain gained 
27 pounds more than the lot fed pulp and grain, the fleece 
being the same in each case. 
Adding grain to the pulp and alfalfa ration gives an in¬ 
creased gain of io pounds over the pulp and alfalfa ration 
during the last eight weeks of the experiment. No com¬ 
parison can be made between the beet, alfalfa and grain 
ration and the beet and alfalfa ration for the whole time, 
because of the amount of grain given to Lot III. during the 
last three weeks. However, by taking the first 10 weeks 
of the feeding period, leaving out the last three weeks, we 
are able to make a fair comparison between the lots. 
