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pens so as to admit the lambs, but not the ewes. While the lambs 

 are on pasture during the day they will eat only very small amount 

 of hay, but as soon as they are "kept up" they will consume con- 

 siderable hay. This hay should always be clean and well cured. 

 It best consists of some leguminous crop, and lambs must not be 

 expected to eat the coarser stems. Both grain and hay should be 

 changed frequently, so that no sour feed is ever found in the 

 troughs. Fall lambs should never be left out of doors through the 

 cold storms of early winter if proper gains are expected. They 

 should be supplied with all the comforts possible in the way of 

 food, water, shelter and attention, and if these are given the re- 

 sults will be satisfactory and the remuneration profitable. 



