Bulletin . so readily. The cloverhay contains greater amounts of digestible nutrients, especiallyprotein, and produced larger and more economical gains. Infine, the best plan for a farmer to pursue without clover andwith sheep to winter, is to sell his timothy and native hay andpurchase for his sheep clover or better yet, if he can obtain itat a reasonable price, alfalfa, as alfalfa has a still higher feedingvalue than clover. He should not, however, overlook the rela-tively small difference in price that really exists between hay andgram, when comparative feeding values are taken into con-sid
Bulletin . so readily. The cloverhay contains greater amounts of digestible nutrients, especiallyprotein, and produced larger and more economical gains. Infine, the best plan for a farmer to pursue without clover andwith sheep to winter, is to sell his timothy and native hay andpurchase for his sheep clover or better yet, if he can obtain itat a reasonable price, alfalfa, as alfalfa has a still higher feedingvalue than clover. He should not, however, overlook the rela-tively small difference in price that really exists between hay andgram, when comparative feeding values are taken into con-sideration, and, therefore, should feed some grain in conjunctionwith the hay. Again, roots are necessary to give a laxativetone to the ration. The amounts will vary with different con-ditions ; the feeder must determine these for himself. He shouldmake it a point to feed so as to keep well within the pale of profitand at the same time produce as large gains as possible. Jan., 1911] FEEDING SHEEP AND LAMBS. 15. Lot I.—Fed Dry Rations TURNIPS VERSUS DRY RATION. Outline of Experiment. Ten ewe lambs were selected and divided into two lots, con-taining two Shropshires, two Dorsets and one Hampshire ineach lot. One lot (lot I) was fed grain and clover hay; the other(lot II), grain, clover hay and turnips. The amount of grainand clover hay given to lot II was reduced to correspond incost of ration to that of lot I. In amounts of digestible nutrientsthere was little difference between the two rations. However,the ration of lot I (without turnips) possessed a slight advantagein this respect. Each lamb in lot I was given per day a ration consisting of1 pound of grain (oats, bran and corn in equal parts by weight)and 2 pounds of clover hay; lot II, ^ of a pound of the samegrain mixture, 1 34 pounds of clover hay and 5 pounds of daily cost of each ration amounted to 3 Yi cents a day,and the cost for the entire feeding period of 98 days, approxi-mately $ WEIGHTS AND GAINS O
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