Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-03-05

F"OoI, oupplSLuSutSu eDy SUCH COuCSu-
~tratesl as cotton seed meal-the chief
purpose being Il utilize the resulting
manure to increase the fertility and
productivity Of the farm.
For the growing scarcity and
steady increase in market value of
farm lands, necessitates more inten-
sive farming and larger returns per
acre.
incidentally these feeding tests
were made to compare timothy hay
with clover hay for fattening lambs,
and also to determine the virtue Of
corn silage and Of cotton seed meal
as constituents of a lamb ~fattening
ration. The conclusions arrived at,
touching all Of these problems, are
as follows:
Timothy hay, in all rations where
1t was fed, proved a very satisfac-
tory feed for %fattening lambs.
Lambs fed shelled corr and tim
othy hay were very unthrifty.
Lambs fed shelled orr and clover
hay made more rapid and more eco
noimcal gains than those fed shelled
corn and timothy hay.
A ration Of shelled corn and clover
hay produced better finish on lambs
than a ration Of shelled corn and
timothy hay.
A ration of shelled corn, cotton
seed meal and clover hay produced
faster and mor economical gains on
%fattening lambs than a ration of
timothy hay.
Lambs fed shelled corn, cotton
seed meal and clover hay acquired a
much better finish than others fed a
ration Of shelled corn, cotton seed
meal and timothy hay.
The addition of corn silage once
daily to a ration of shelled corn and
clover hay slightly reduced the cost
of gains on fattening lambs, but did
not greatly affect their selling value.
Grain consumption was affected
very little by the addition Of silage
to a ration of corn and clover hay.
Lambs fed silage were never un-
healthy and showed no u]nfavorable
symptoms.
The addition Of corn silage to a
ration Of shelled corn, cotton seed
meal and clover hay did not greatly
affect the rate of gain nor the finish
on the lambs, but did effect a small
saving in cost of gain.
Lambs receiving rations of shelled
corn, cotton seed meal, clover and
silage ate the same quantities of
grain hen silage was fed twice daily
as when it was fed once daily.
Lambs receiving silage twice daily
ate less hay than those receiving 81
lage once daily.
Lambs receiving silage twice daily
made approximately the same gains
as Others fed once daily, but made
cheaper gains and acquired a better
finish.
No bad effects were produced by
feeding lambs large quantities of
silage.
The ration of shelled corn, cotton
seed meal, clover hay and corr 81
lage proved to be the best Of the
sever rations fed in these trials.
he addition Of cotton seed meal
to a ration Of shelled corn and tim
othy hay increased the appetites of
the lambs for both grain and hay.
The addition of cotton SEED meal
to a ration of shelled corn and tim
othy hay improved the thrift OF the
lambs; increased the rate of gain;
decreased the cost Of gain, and add
ed greatly to the selling value of the
lambs
The addition Of cotton seed meal
to "a ration of shelled corn and clo-
yer hay did not greatly affect the
apDetites Of the lambs for either
grain or hay.
The addition Of cotton seed meal
to a ration of shelled corn and clo-
yer hay slightly increased the rate
Of gain and added materially to the
selling value Of the lambs.
The addition Of cotton seed meal
to a ration of shelled corr and clo-
yer hay did not, on the average of
three trials, affect the cost of gain
when col was as low as 40 cents
per bushel, but made slight decrease
in cost of gain when corr was above
40 cents per bushel.
The addition of cotton seed meal