Show FAR M T 1 I ir 9 LINSEED OIL MEAL BEST FOR LAMBS two hundred and seventy barnha recently finished it duy feeding trial at tile the university of nebraska where a series of trials tire are now under way tol determine the amounts of linseed to add to the standard fattening ration for best results similar sim I 1 lar tests are also being made on alfalfa molasses molas ses meal tight wyoming lambs of 0 medium weight were selected elected at the time tile the experiment began they wei valued tit at 1305 a hundred end and averaged aged about sixty three pounds pound per head the standard ration consisted of 0 corn and alfalfa hoy bay to which was added varying quantities of oll or alfalfa molasses meal each lot consisted of BO 90 lambs the greatest profit pro fit w wag is made on the lot fed corn alfalfa and a pound daily per liend head allow Mie of oll meal the lot ae averaged raged 84 S 1 cents profit per head 1 best profi tf tv 73 cents per head were made on tile the lot which received rc corn alfalfa and heavy pounds pound daily feed of oll ilal tile the light pounds da dally lly feed of produced I 1 the lie third must profitable group which made 70 cents per lead lots fell fed coin alfalfa ard alfalfa molasses meal came in fourth and fifth t the profit on a medium feed of the meat meal pounds per head daily being GO cents per head und on a light feed 18 pounds per head being G GJ cents the check lot which had corn und and alfalfa with anith no supplements mude made a profit of 43 41 cents a lieal in this experiment both alfalfa mo 1130 lasses meal tind and linseed had higher replacement values when hen fed in small mail amounts than when fed in either medium or heavy allowances feed prices were as fol follows loNis shelled corn GO CO cents a bushel oats 10 40 cents oll meal 50 per ton alfalfa al fal fa molasses acil asses n real meal 20 25 per ton prarie prairie troy hay 1 12 2 per ton and alfalfa liny hily 15 per ton the largest dilly daily gains were made in fr the lots receiving ol oll meal lineal tile the lowest cost of pounds gain was in ili the group which rec received elied a 1 I light ight allowance of alfalfa mol asses meal coro corn and alfalfa hay bay only throe three cents I 1 behind cume came the group fed alfalfa hay sod and corn fi 03 reater renter profits ere made w n groups having a higher cost per pounds P gain because of better florsh arid and consequently better prices |