■94 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



As to kind of sheep, I am sure that the farmer will do better to 

 combine mutton and wool. Mj flock of grade sheep, bred up with Lin- 

 colns, do this; many other breeds do the same. 



Sheep are often neglected, so do not do their best for the owner. 

 Some of the ways are: 1st. Feeding lice and ticks on the sheep and 

 lambs. This is very bad practice. By all means dip often enough to keep 

 these pests cleaned out of your flock. 2d. In not providing a fresh 

 pasture for the lambs anj'Way, and sheep too, if possible, through the 

 usually hot, dry months after July 1st. Rape, is a great help in this 

 matter. 



I shear my ewes in February, as I have a very warm barn, and find 

 it better for both ewes and lambs. I would not shear if I could not 

 keep the ewe comfortably warm, as the keeping of stock comfortable 

 is the first principle of success. 



As to feed, a variety is a great help. Clover hay, bean pods, corn 

 stalks, early cut timothy, may be used to advantage. Timothy hay, as 

 usually cured, is very little use. The grains raised on Michigan farms 

 are all good for sheep. Corn is the dependence for fattening, while 

 oats are better for the breeding ewe. Silage or roots are excellent for 

 sheep, as the succulent food helps to keep the system regulated. 



With good sheep and good care a good profit is almost sure. While 

 sheep are small and modest, surely they have qualities which richly 

 entitle them to the high esteem in which they have always been held. 



THURSDAY FORENOON. 



PAKLORS, NEWBERRY HALL. 



Conference between Dr. H. W. Wiley, Chief Chemist of the Department of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C, beet growers, and representatives of the sugar factories. 



THE RELATION OF FACTORY TO FARM IN THE BEET SUGAR 



INDUSTRY. 



R. C. KEDZIE, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



The Agricultural College for years has taken a deep interest in secur- 

 ing for our fjeople a domestic supply of sugar. For a time hopes were 

 entertained that sorghum was the plant adapted to our soil and cli- 

 mate which would meet this want. A liberal supply of the seed of 

 Amber cane was purchased and freely distributed among our farmers 

 for trial, and experiments in the growth of the cane and making sugar 

 were carried on at the College and elsewhere. When it was found 

 that the proportion of glucose to cane sugar in the sorghum was too 



