2
Sheep Feeding Experiment
3722 pounds of chopped flat liny,
435 pounds of which was refused &
3287.1 actually eaten. During this
feeding period, 768 pounds —or2 fed
in December and 113 pounds refused
while 654 were actually eaten. In
January, 864 pounds wero fed and
717 actually eaten. The difference
in these figures was refused feed
or waste. After January, loss hay
was fed and less was eaten until
May, 140 pounds were fed of which
12 pounds were refused.
In pen no. 2, chopped oat and pea
hay was fed to the same number of
sheep. A total of 3179 pounds was
fed during the same period, 3.7
pounds refused and 3175.3 actually
eaten. From the report on this ex
periment we find there was very
little variation in the amount fed
from month to month until May,
when there was a decided drop.
Pen No. 3 was fed whole oat and
pea hay. The total fed was 3339
pounds, 615 refused and the rest
actually eaten. In this experiment
it appears that the greater amount
of refused hay wasted would pay to
have it chopped. In all cases no
grain was fed to any of the owes.
In Pen No. 1, four ewes gained a
total of 43 pounds, one ewe lost
3.3 pounds.
In Fen No. 2, two ewes neither gain
ed nor lost, two gained a total of
35 pounds and one lost 2 pounds.
In pen No. 3, three ewes gained a
total of 16.5 pounds and two lost
a total of 31.5 pounds.
Reference to lamhing record of ewes
shows that in I'en N0. 1 where chop
ped Flat hay was fed there were 3
sets of twins, one single and one
set of triplets. Of these one came
dead(Mummy). Of these none have
died Since birth. Total weight of
lambs from this pen including the
mummy is 84.1 pounds, for the 10
lambs born, three were strong, 3
weak.
Ewes in pen No. 2 where chopped
oat and pea hay was fed produced
two singles and three pairs of
twins. Of these one was smothered
during birth and was fully develop
ed. One has died of navel ill. Five
of the lambs were strong and two
were weak, at birth. Total weight
of eight lambs bom including the
one smothered, 75.5 pounds.
In & on ho. 3 field, run oat and
pea hay was fed,. Two singles and
3 par' 3 ox twins were born to the se
ewes. All the lambs were strong
at birth* Cne of the ewes had lost
29 pounds during the feeding per
iod and had insufficient milk of
very poor quality to suckle the
la mbs. Both of them developed
navel trouble and died. Total
weight of eight lambs at birth was
71.6 pounds.
Of the ewes in -Pen No. 1, two were
two years old, two, three years
old and one four years old. In
i en No. 2 all the ewes were three
years old. Of the ewes in Pen No.
3 there were four that were 3 years
old and two five years old.
Therefore, a careful study of these
results show hotter returns from
the chopped flat hay. Greater gain
in weight, a larger lamb crop of
stronger lambs and less hay fed
compared to the whole oat and pea
hay and only 543 pounds more than
the chopped oat and pea hay.
Also it shows the chopped oat and
pea hay to be better than the
whole oat and pea hay.
Security and Development Program
lates his contract with the Alasl®.
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
or the Matanuska Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association may, at
the discretion of the Alaska ftural
Rehabilitation Corporation, be
dropped from this program and the
unexpended balance of his tract
allocation will be retained by the
A.R.R.C. and he shall have no
claim on the same whatsoever.
This present program was drawn up
on a purely impersonal basis and
with the idea of fairness to all.
The same rules apply throughout the
entire Colony, This plan i.? 100$
for the man who is fully determined
to make good on this Project and
has his heart and soul in the ad
vancement of himself and this Com
munity. It is in no way designed
to enable anyone to make a stake
and pull out.