PROGRESSIVE SHEEP RAISING 



In the first place, the sheep will make good use of the 

 feeds and help to make quick returns. In the second 

 place, the small farmer is obliged to market such feeds 

 generally in small quantities. They are not standard- 

 ized, and under such conditions only about seventy-five 

 percent of their value is realized. 



We very seldom put the proper 

 Value of Sheep valuation on sheep in their relation 

 Manure to fertility. Each sheep will void 



about four to five pounds of manure 

 daily making more than two tons daily from a flock of 

 a thousand. 



Sheep manure stands high when compared with that of 

 the horse or cow. It contains far more plant food. Voor- 

 hees says in his book on fertilizers, that "sheep manure 

 contains less water, and is richer in the fertilizing con- 

 stituents than either horse or cow manure." The follow- 

 ing table shows the relative value by giving the number of 

 pounds of plant food in a ton of each : 



Cow Horse Sheep 



Nitrogens 7.6 10.6 16.6 



Potash 3-2 5-6 13-4 



Phosphoric Acid 7 * 10.6 4-6 



Juice 6.2 4.2 6.6 



Total 24.2 31.0 41.2 



From this table it will be seen that a ton of sheep 

 manure has a total of seventeen pounds of plant food more 

 than a ton of that of the cow, and 10.2 pounds more than 

 a ton of that of the horse. 



Every farmer knows how valuable animal manures are 

 in the production of large crops. The actual plant food 

 contained in them constitutes the measure of their value. 

 And on this basis sheep manure is the richest of all. 



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