Show the livestock situation by J A mcnaughton litou 1 I feeding grain to cattle and lambs on pasture is being tested in different parts of the west and shows much prowls A summary of tests at the san joaquin experimental range in ili california indicates that it la Is more profitable to supplement range during the period when range grass is of little value ns as well as to feed grain as a means of fattening steers on pasture in oregon tests testa at the experiment station at union have brought out the fact that lambs fed grain while on pasture will make much larger gains than those not receiving grain D B E richards superintendent in of the station while at tile recent great western livestock show at los angeles told of results in feeding whole grain to lambs on pasture the lambs used tire are feeders weighing from 65 05 to 75 pounds pasturing without grain section as they will gain only 16 15 1 6 5 to 14 of a pound dally will become horsey growing rather than fattening pastures are irrigated and are largely composed of orchard grass and blue grass F feeding whole wheat to the lambs will 1011 boost the dally daily gains to as much as 68 of a pound the actual results of a feeding test grain was fed twice a day similar lambs on tho the same mine type of pasture but fed whole barley pined gained at the rite rate of 0 6 0 of f it a pound per dal day y while those allowed access to a self feeder of oats gained about 0 of a pound per day even though on good irrigated pasture these lambs ate grain readily and at the end of a 10 day period were cleaning up I 1 pound of grain per head per day and at the end of the month were eating 1 13 1 3 pounds the lambs fed wheat had more bloom than the other lots aud and were generally in a higher condition since there Is a surplus or of wheat in the northwest feeding wheat to lambs on pasture appears to be a particularly sound program experiment E stations throughout the west are doing an excellent job of helping our western ranchers to conduct their business more profitably there are always certain types of experiments and records that would not be practical on a commercial ranch and that van can best be carried on at experiment stations among other projects of interest at the eastern oregon station are plots of more than grasses and 70 legoms which are being maintained to discover the most promising types with which f to reseed re ro seed tange range and improve I 1 tor r gated pastures according to homr H r richards one of the vart varieties til giving most promise wll pa of tile the saint same family e a afa bunch grass and without a agns awns a fr or this reason it can be seeded barough a drill it Is an all excellent dry land grass we get reports of splendid results by supplemental feeding of fresh cows which shows show up lu in the 9 growth find and flesh condland con dlAna tit af the V lives one of our in art arl tira lora who fed ills his cows a pound of concentrates per ilay produced calves at 12 months which were easily lbs ibs heavier than the same age and kind of to SOO sno lbs ibs and their mothers were in splendid condition when the calves were weaned a aoa good investment |