Show How Much Docs Does DocsA A Lamb Eat Throughout the West two lambs are usually considered as equal to one ewe In ability to consume range farage far- far age This is the standard for all practical practical practical purposes but in recent years ears it has often been questioned A two years years' test of this matter was made by feeding fresh tresh lawn clippings blue grass and clover some dandelion dandelion dande dande- lion to sheep and lambs in pens on the Station Farm in the summers of 1928 and 1929 The feedings were ere started in the spring as soon as al the mowers en cn the University Campus lawns went Into action They were ere continued Until unI until un un- I til the cold nights of ot October put a astop astop astop stop to the growth of the grass The first summers summer's test rest appeared to show that the lamb eats as much as asa asa asa a ewe ne This was out of line with ith the Ideas of sheep owners and with Ith the range regulations of the United States Statts Forest Service that the test was as repeated repeat repeat- ed the second summer with the same result In this Ws test dr dry ewes nes ate about 12 pounds of clippings dally daily A ewe and her lamb ate more than 23 pounds a ewe ne and her twin tl lambs consumed about 34 Vi pounds The figures are in full tull agreement with ith those of ot the prevIous previous previous ious year ear but because they are so sharply in conflict with the established establish establish- ed usage they are not considered final and will be tested d again in the summers summers summers sum sum- mers of 1930 and 1931 under more rigidly rigidly rig rig- idly controlled d conditions Nevada Experiment Station Subscribe for tor the Record |