FITTING SHEEP FOR SHOW. 209 



Regularity in feeding should always be adhered to, so that 

 the animal will not have to overtax its digestive system at 

 any one time. Show lambs should be pushed from birth 

 until they are placed in show ring. While grain is an indis- 

 pensable adjunct for show sheep, however, one is safe in 

 saying that more sheep are ruined every year and more fail 

 as fitters by overfeeding of grain than from any other cause. 

 Breeding sheep, especially ewes, should be fitted as much 

 as possible on juicy, succulent food. Do not feed too much 

 corn or food of a carbonaceous nature, or you will be liable 

 to produce blubber, which is very undesirable. Always try 

 and have some rape, cabbage, kale or turnips to feed, be- 

 cause such feed not only tends to keep animals healthy, but 

 also produces the bloom that is so desirable in the show ring. 



