30 BULLETIN 75. 
Lot III. on April 17, and Lot IV. on March 27. The ‘‘totals 
for four sheep” at the bottom of the table are corrected 
totals, and the ones from which the results are computed. 
Since one lamb was thrown out of each lot the results are 
all computed by using averages of the remaining four 
lambs. 
The lambs in Lots I. and II. ate more of the mixed 
grains than the lambs in Lots III. and IV. ate of corn. The 
corn fed lots in turn consumed more alfalfa than the grain 
fed lots. The water drank by the two grain lots and that 
drank by the two corn lots is practically equal. The two 
lots which were given warm water drank 145 pounds in ex¬ 
cess of that drank by the two lots which received cold 
water. This would be and average of one-fifth of a pint 
per head daily. 
Table XVII. gives the average amounts of food and 
water actually consumed by each lamb daily. 
Lots I. and II. ate more of the mixed grain daily than 
Lots III. and IV. ate of corn, but the grain fed lots ate a 
little less hay per day than the corn fed lots. 
TABLE XVII. 
AVERAGE FOOD EATEN DAILY, IN POUNDS. 
Water. 
Alfalfa. 
Corn. 
Mixed 
Grain. 
Total 
Food 
Lot I. 
. 5.17 
1.85 
1.35 
3.20 
Lot II. 
. 5.12 
1.54 
1.36 
2.80 
Lot III 
. 5.51 
2.01 
1.30 
3.31 
Lot IV. 
. 5.02 
1.67 
1.28 
2.95 
WEIGHTS AND GAINS. 
Table XVIII. gives the individual weights and gains 
for each week while the lambs were on feed. This table 
also gives the amount of wool produced by each lamb, and 
the total gain including the fleece. The Shropshire crosses 
are indicated in the table and enable comparison to be 
made between them and the western lambs. 
It will be noticed that the Shropshire crosses made 
much better individual gains than did the other lambs. The 
two Shropshire crosses in Lot I. made an average total gain 
of 35.5 pounds, which was the same as the gains made by 
the other two lambs. In Lot II. the two Shropshire crosses 
made an average total gain of 36.5 pounds, and the other 
two lambs gained an average of 26.5 pounds. 
In Lot III. the three Shropshire crosses made an aver¬ 
age total gain of 40.6 (plus) pounds, and the other lamb 
made a total gain of 36 pounds. 
