MANAGEMENT OF WETHERS. 83 
They were purchased at the the New Brighton Stock Yards, 
from Mr. Kenneth McLean, of Miles City, Montana. They 
were purchased in the Autumn of 1898, were brought to the 
Station and wintered on moderate fare. They were not 
given much grain during the winter season. They were in 
a fair condition as to thrift when the experiment began. 
They were lambs reared on the range. They were possessed 
of a Merino foundation, and had more or less of Down blood, 
as indicated in the more or less of dark shading of the face 
and legs. They were what may be termed a fairly good 
type of range wethers. 
The Pastures Grazed.—The following were the pastures 
grazed and the respective dates of grazing them: 
WWieltiite tee ay Cre n.d Scccudonsinsassodeaes May 2nd to May 29th 
eas ean GOATS an clnndaisctenarseockes May 29th to June 26th 
Batleyeard Oats: s8s.. Sec caseecweue boss June 27th to July 5th 
cD e ve LOCAL C iar 2 oot aeeas Seas see kees- July 6th to Aug. 13th 
ape reer eas sstcktcaenrasdeadecsteosiss Aug. 13th to Aug. 17th 
CASPAR OAIES Vaascscenasesacsacdess Aug. 17th to Aug. 26th 
Winter rye was first in season. It, of course, had been 
sown in the fall, and the wethers were turned on it to graze 
almost as soon as it had become plentiful. The peas and 
oats and barley and oats were sown early in the spring. 
All the grains were sown at the rate of about 2% bushels 
per acre. The rape and Kale were sown broadcast, reason- 
ably early in the season, and at the rate of 5 pounds of theseed 
per acre. The peas and oats last mentioned were of second 
growth. 
Management of the Wethers.—The wethers were turned 
in to graze on thesame kinds of food morning and afternoon. 
They were given the shelter of the sheep shed during the heat 
of the day. But they were not given darkened apartments 
in the shed, which would doubtless have been to their ad- 
vantage in the time of flies. They also lay in the yards of 
the shed at night. Both lots had free access to water in the 
sheds and also to salt. The wethers comprised two lots 
with ten animals in each lot. One of these designated lot 1 
were not given any grain during the experiment. The other 
lot were given one-half pound each of a supplement of oats 
daily, during the continuance of the experiment. The 
wethers were weighed at the end of each period. 
Weights of the Wethers.—Table III gives the aggregate 
