| Show FEEDING LAMBS ON CORN AND LEGUMES expert of ohio station gives results secured in feeding various hages when the same grain ration was fed no matter whether the grain consisted of corn alone or of corn and linseed meal th the e lambs fed clover or alfalfa made larger gains required less feed per pound of gain and produced gains at a lower cost tor for feed than did those given either oat straw or corn stover sold said J NV W hammond of the ohio experiment station in ag discussing tile the results secured in Us his lamb feeding tests with various hages the value of leguminous hages Is generally appreciated by lamb feeders and most ot of them know that so far as efficiency Is concerned clover I 1 and alfalfa hay are unsurpassed for finishing lambs on most farms however there are always such hages as oat straw or corn stover that it Is 13 desirable to utilize in the feeding operations erat ions lons there are years when legumes are a partial or total failure or not enough legumes may be raised to feed as many lambs lamba as desired in such cases timothy hay oat straw or corn stover are fed these non leguminous feeds however did not prove satisfactory as sole linges for fa fattening lambs in the feeding tests conducted at the experiment peri ment station they may be be used in the earlier part ofa long feeding period provided the lambs aie are finished on it a more roughage like clover or alfalfa or they maj may be used as a part of the roughage such feeds as timothy hay bay oat straw and corn stover are low in protein and should be supplemented with it a hilgh feed like linseed meal in the feeding trials ment mentioned toned above tile addition of linseed meal to corn and either oat straw or corn stover resulted bulted in larger aud and cheaper gains and higher finish on the lambs still the gains made by these lambs were more costly costle than those produced by clover or alfalfa |
