232 LIVE STOCK MANAGEMENT. 



is forty-eight feet of fencing in a light, handy form, and 

 when a number of these are hooked together and braced 

 with light, inexpensive braces, a fence that is cheap and 

 very easily moved is secured. With these hurdles a certain 

 portion of the forage crop may be fenced off and the fence 

 set forward every few days when the sheep have cleaned 

 up what they have access to. The advantage of this plan 

 in economizing the feed is apparent. The disadvantage is 

 that it requires some labor to move the hurdles from time 

 to time. Each man must decide for himself as to the ad- 

 visability of hurdling, as local conditions, such as scarcity 

 of feed, cost of labor, etc., must be the controlling factors. 



The essential point about forage crops for sheep is that 

 they give practical immunity from parasites, which cause 

 most of the loss in sheep growing. In addition, they are sure 

 to produce plenty of pasture, even in seasons when blue- 

 grass pasture becomes brown and scant. 



