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ficient size and fatness for market. At tins age, should 

 weigh sixty Ihs. When the lambs are two or three 

 weeks old, they should have part of the shed partitioned off, 

 nailing pickets just wide enough to let the lamh in an<l 

 exclude the ewe. Racks and troughs should be placed to 

 feed early cut clover, and a little oats, corn and oil meal 

 fed on tine chopped roots. Feed the lambs lirst. After 

 they have passed into their part (which they will learn to- 

 do very soon), close the entrance, and keep them by them- 

 selves while the ewes are eating tlicir hay or grain, as 

 lambs annoy their mothers if with them at this time. The 

 ewe should have food that will keep up her condition and 

 produce an al)undance of milk. During the suckling pe- 

 riod, she needs as heavy feeding as a grain wether when 

 fattening. Corn to keep her in flesh, oats, bran, oil meal^ 

 buckwheat, and a free feeding of roots to produce milk. 



Two years ago, I weighed a few of my lambs once a 

 week, to ascertain their gain. I will give the weight of 

 one, which will give about the average gain. Lamb 

 dropped February 9th, weighed 8 ll)s. ; Feb. 19th, IH^ lbs. ; 

 Feb. 26th, 17^ lbs. ; March 5th, 21f lbs. ; March 12th, 

 241 lbs. ; March 19th, 26f lbs. ; March 27th, 31f lbs. . 

 Apr. 2d, 35f lbs. ; Apr. 9th, 39 lbs. ; Apr. 16tlu 42 lbs. ; 

 Apr. 23d, 451 lbs. ; Apr. 30th, 49 lbs. ; May 7th, 54 lbs. ; 

 May 11th, 56 lbs. At ninety-two days old, deducting 

 the weight at birth, the gain was 48 lbs,, a trifle over 

 one-half pound per day. My ewes were too old to be 

 good milkers; the lot should have been at least 10 lbs. 

 heavier. The fleece should bring $2, and the lamb $6, 

 making $8 per head. Lambs for feeding the winter and 



