Excerpt from Some Comparisons of Methods of Fattening Western Lambs The results show, however, that the lambs did not gain as well as when barley or corn was self-fed with alfalfa hay. The lambs in Lot 6 did not eat as much feed as did those in either of the other self-fed lots and gained but little more than the lambs that were hand-fed. This poor showing was due largely to the low gains made by three lambs, and there is no apparent reason to expect a mixture of two feeds to produce lower gains than the poorer one alone. The lambs fed both corn and scabby barley shrank less in shipping than did those in any of the other lots except Lot 4. The slaughter data show a high percentage of strong and heavy weight carcasses in all lots. However, when these lambs were sold there was but slight discrimination against the heavier lambs. Lambs somewhat lighter than those of Lot 2 especially are usually preferred. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.