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states this hay takes the place of alfalfa in the 

 sheep ration of the western sheep man. Red 

 crimson, alsike and white clover have been fed to 

 sheep with satisfactory results. In one comparison 

 of alfalfa with red and alsike clover both kinds of 

 clover produced slightly larger gains in lambs than 

 alfalfa and the amount of alsike clover and red 

 clover required for a pound of gain was slightly 

 less than the amount of alf alf a required for the 

 same amount of gain. Clover hay may also be fed 

 in the place of cereal or grain hay where this 

 material is considered a standard feed for sheep. 

 In one comparison of clover hay and grain hay 

 lambs gained seven pounds per month on clover 

 and five and one-third pounds on grain hay. The 

 amount of clover eaten for each pound of gain 

 was fourteen pounds and of grain hay eighteen 

 pounds. In some tests the cost of producing one 

 hundred pounds of mutton on clover was $1 less 

 than that when grain hay was used. 



Cowpea hay has been extensively used for feed- 

 ing sheep, especially in the southern states where 

 this crop is grown most widely. It compares 

 favorably with other coarse forage for both lambs 

 and old sheep. In fact, in some localities where 

 coarse forage and grain are exceedingly expensive 

 it has been found that about the only way to obtain 

 suitable profit from fattening sheep is by the use 

 of cowpea hay. This reduces the amount of grain 

 necessary to give a good market finish and may 

 itself be produced very cheaply in the southern 

 states. According to the ordinary state of the 

 market it cannot be considered as higher than $5 

 a ton. 



Pea pasture is one of the favorite sources of feed 

 for mutton. Many varieties of field peas have been 



