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contained 30 percent dry matter each horse averaged approximately 

 22 ponnds of dry matter in the silage daily. 



No injurious results were observed from feeding the silage. 

 The animals were in good vigorous condition at all times, and 

 worked well. vSome observations, however, have been made to 

 the effect that the muscles seem to be a little soft and the animals 

 lack somewhat in ambition. One would seem justified in conclud- 

 ing that silage may be safely fed to horses at all times if given m 

 reasonable amounts, and after it has been ascertained that it con- 

 tains no poisonous substances. It is important, however, that the 

 animals should be gradually accustomed to the feed and that not 

 more than half of the dry matter is made up of silage. Where grain 

 is abundant in the material used for silage, one should reduce the 

 quantity of grain given to the animals. The greatest danger from 

 feeding silage is allowing horses to consume molded material, which 

 often proves fatal. 



SHEEP 



THK WOOL CLIP 



Twelve sheep, including five mature and six yearling cross-bred 

 ewes, and one Hampshire ram, yielded a total of 80.75 pounds of 

 wool. The yearlings averaged 5.83 pounds per head, and the ma- 

 ture sheep 7.63 pounds. The registered flock consisted of 37 ani- 

 mals and these gave a total weight of 236 pounds of wool or an 

 average of 6.38 pounds per head. Table XIV gives the wool clip 

 for 1918. 



T.NBLE XIV. — YIKLD OF WOOL, 1918 



I Fleeces Weight of Average weight Average net value of 



Flock No. wool per animal wool per animal 



I Pounds Pounds Dollars 



Mesa... 12 80.75 6.73 3.56 



U. of A. 37 236.00 6.38 I 3.18 



It is most interesting to note that these sheep gave an average 

 net return of $3.37 per head, for the annual clip of wool. The re- 

 turns suggest that every farmer would do well to maintain a small 

 flock of sheep. They are especially valuable in gleaning fields and 

 keeping weeds in check in pasture fields and out-of-way places. 



MARKETING WOOL IN 1918 



The wool produced by the sheep during the past year was 

 sent to two commission firms in Chicago with the request that it 



