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grass as shown below. The ewes that lambed late and also 
their lambs were discarded for breeding uses. The wether 
lambs not disposed of early, were usually fattened and sold 
the following winter. 
Foods and Feeding.—Before dropping their lambs, the 
ewes were simply fed enough of such foods as were in season 
to keep them in a good condition of thrift. Afterwards they 
were fed lightly for a few days, but, from the time the lambs 
had reached the’ age of one week until they were sold, the 
ewes were fed most generously, and also the lambs from the 
time they would take food. The favorite grain food for the 
dams was oats and bran,in proportions about equal in 
measure. Of this they were given virtually what they would 
consume with a relish. Some corn was also added in nearly 
all instances, and some oilcake, less probably than 5 per 
cent of the latter. Good clover hay was the favorite fodder. 
Next to this was a mixture of peas and oats grown together, 
and third in order was corn. Some millet was fed, but it 
was not so keenlyrelished as the other fodders. Sometimes 
only one of these fodders could be fed at once. At other 
times two or three of them were fed. Field roots, usually 
mangels, but in some instances sugar beets and also carrots 
were fed with much freedom. In fact the ewes were given ot 
these about all they would eat. 
A creep was putin for the lambs as soon as they would 
take grain, which was usually about three weeks subse- 
quently to the birth period. They were given bran and oats 
to begin with. Later, corn cracked and oilcake were added. 
The proportions of these foods were by bulk as follows:— 
Oats 3 parts, bran 3 and corn 1, and the oilcake was about 
10 per cent or a little less than that of the whole mixture. 
They were given all that they would take of this mixture 
until they were sold. Roots were also given quite as freely 
as the grain, choice fodder was also given to the lambs until 
they became able to help themselves to fodder along with 
the ewes. The fodder was fed uncut. The grain was fed 
unground, except the corn, which was cracked for the lambs, 
and the roots were sliced for both ewes andlambs. Salt 
and water were accessible at all times, and much care was 
exercised in keeping the pens nicely bedded. 
Ewes and Progeny.—Yable I gives the ear No. 
of the respective ewes used in the experiment; the num- 
ber of the cross or grade of each; the lambs produced by 
them, and the respective date at which the lambs were 
produced. 
