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grain in Lot IV. of 1.68 pounds for each pound of gain re¬ 
placed .88 pounds of alfalfa and 3.96 pounds of sugar beets 
in the ration of Lot III. 
Because of the cheapness of the food the pulp and al¬ 
falfa made the gain cheaper than the other rations. The 
cost of each pound of gain was 2 83 cents in Lot I. fed pulp, 
4.16 cents in Lot III. fed beets, 4.65 cents in Lot II. fed pulp 
and grain and 4.87 cents in Lot IV. fed beets and grain. As 
would be expected, the percent of dressed weight was 
smallest with the pulp fed lambs. They dressed out 45.7 
percent of the live weight against 46.6 percent for the sugar 
beet lot, 48.1 percent for the pulp and grain lot and 46.6 
percent for the beet and grain lot. The amount of alfalfa 
consumed for each pound of gain was greatest in the pulp 
fed lot and least with the lot fed beets and grain. 
When the lambs were slaughtered pieces of the meat 
were sent to a number of people with the request that they 
furnish an opinion in regard to the quality of the mutton. 
With one exception all those who received the samples of 
mutton stated that the first piece, which was pulp and al¬ 
falfa fed, possessed good flavor and quality, but was not so 
fat as the second piece which was corn fed. The following 
letter irom Mrs. Carpenter is typical of the general opinion. 
Those receiving the samples did not know what kind of 
food had been given the lambs: 
“We received the two samples of mutton and I cooked them both 
by boiling. The flavor of the first piece was so delicate that it was hard 
to realize that it was mutton. Yet we liked the second piece better as 
it was fatter and juicier, and we prefer fat, juicy mutton. The flavor of 
the second piece was more like the mutton we are are accustomed to.” 
Note. Lot X. was fed straw, beets, wheat and barley 
and made a total gain of 74 pounds. They consumed 436 
pounds of wheat and barley, worth $4.36, 683 pounds of 
sugar beets, worth $1.37, 512 pounds of straw which we will 
estimate at $1.00 per ton or 25.6 cents. The total cost for 
the food is $5.99. The value of the gain is 62 pounds of 
flesh at 6 cents, equals $3.72, and 12 pounds of fleece at 10 
cents, $1.20, or $4.92. This gives a loss of $1.07, providing 
the lambs had been fit for market. As they were not fat 
enough to slaughter this does not express the total loss. 
The alfalfa, beet and grain ration in Lot IV. above gave a 
profit on the gain of $2.23. This forcibly illustrates the 
value of alfalfa and the fact that sugar beets must be sup¬ 
plemented with other nutritious roughage in order to give 
profitable returns. 
