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few of the corn-fed lambs became mixed with those fed on pulp. 
They had not been marked, but as those not used to pulp refused to 
eat it, the separation was easily made. 
Both lots were weighed January 3d, and thereafter as often as 
fortnightly. Pen I weighed 7,710 pounds and pen II 7,744 pounds, 
so that by the time pen II was eating pulp both lots weighed prac¬ 
tically the same. 
Pen I was now increased to 9 oz. of corn per head per day. 
Pen II was consuming 500 pounds of pulp daily, four pounds per 
head daily, equivalent to 6.4 oz. of dry matter. They were wasting 
some of this amount of pulp. Both lots were taking practically the 
same amount of hay, two pounds per head daily. Pen II was held 
to about 500 pounds of pulp daily until February 2d. At this time 
the pulp was increased to 750 pounds daily for three days, after 
which it was increased to 1,000 pounds daily. 
It was found that the lambs would not consume this amount 
of pulp, and that there was also a diminution in the amount of hay 
eaten. Consequently, in three days the pulp was reduced to about 
800 pounds daily, an average of about 6J pounds per head. The 
amount fluctuated some because of the waste which occurred. Lot 
II was continued on this amount of pulp until March 4th. 
The corn-fed sheep—pen I—were fed in the same way, gradu¬ 
ally increasing the corn, as is the general practice in this section. 
January 14th they were increased to 11 oz., on February 2d to 13 
oz., on March 5th to 16 oz. per head per day. One pound daily per 
head was the greatest amount because it was difficult to secure corn, 
and further because the dry matter being fed the pulp lot did not 
equal in amount that fed the corn lot. 
It was apparent that the supply of pulp would be exhausted 
before the lambs would be in proper condition for market. For this 
reason it was planned to add corn to the pulp ration and as soon as 
possible get the corn up to such an amount as the dry matter in the 
pulp and corn would equal that in the corn lot. Accordingly, on 
March 5th, the pulp was reduced to 400 pounds daily and 6 oz. of 
corn added per head daily. The corn lot—pen I—was getting one 
pound of corn per head daily. 
March 27th the corn in the pulp lot—pen II—was increased to 
10 oz. of corn daily; the pulp and corn were estimated to contain 
the same amount of dry matter as the one pound of corn pen I was 
receiving. Both lots were continued on this ration until the lambs 
were shipped, on April 16th. 
Both lots were weighed at the Station on April 13th. Pen I, 
which was now reduced to 122 sheep, weighed 10,532 pounds, an 
average of 86.3 pounds. Pen II (123 sheep) weighed 10,340 pounds, 
an average of 84 pounds per head. 
April 16th the lambs were put on the cars for shipment to 
