Ewes and lambs fed cubed alfalfa wasted 10.5% less hay and gained 6.4 Ibs more per pair than those fed an equal amount and quality of baled hay, in this 44-day test—resulting in a $3.05-per-ton feed value advantage for the cubes.

Cooperators and contributors to this study include George Carter, Jr., and Jerry Richardson, M. & T. Corporation, Chico; G. M. Spurlock, J. B. Dobie, R. G. Curley, and P. S. Parsons, University of California, Davis; and the University of California Agricultural Extension Service laboratory at Davis where the chemical analyses of the samples were conducted.