FEEDING SHEEP AND GOATS 335 



QUESTIONS 



1. Name the two types of sheep kept in this country, and give the sections 



where each type is mainly kept. 



2. Give several reasons why it is desirable to keep sheep on most farms. 



3. How is the production of wool influenced by the method of feeding 



practised? 



4. Give the average weight of lambs at birth. 



5. Discuss briefly the method of feeding (a) rams, (&) ewes, (c) lambs. 



6. State the methods followed in fattening (a) hot-house lambs, (6) 



early spring lambs, (c) fall lambs, (d) winter lambs. 



7. Give the principal methods adopted in fattening western sheep. 



8. State the value of the self-feeder in fattening sheep. 



9. Name the two types of goats kept in this country, and state in what 



section each one is most important. 



10. Give the method of feeding goats generally followed in your locality. 



11. What relation have goats to forestry work in this country? 



12. How much milk will an average milch goat produce in a year, and what 



is the quality of the milk compared with cows' milk? 



13. Why is the goat called "the poor man's cow"? 



14. What advantages, if any, have milch goats over cows as milk producers? 



References : Coffee, " Productive Sheep Husbandry," Philadelphia, 

 1918. Farmers' Bui. 840, " Farm Sheep Raising for Beginners." 810, 

 " Equipment for Farm Sheep Raising." 49, " Sheep Feeding." 576, "Breeds 

 of Sheep for the Farm." 935, "The Sheep-killing Dog." 573, "The 

 Angora Goat." 920, " Milk Goats." 929, " The Place of Sheep and Goats 

 on New England Farm." U. S. Dept. Agr. Bui. 20, " The Management of 

 Sheep on the Farm." 738, " Management of Grazing Sheep on Wes- 

 tern Ranges." 



