SHEEP 227 



Ration No. IV 



1.8 lbs. of second crop clover hay, 1.5 lbs. of roots, and .3 lb. of 

 shelled corn. 



Ration No. V 



2.6 lbs. of fodder corn, 1.5 lbs. of roots, and .3 lb. of oats and shelled 

 corn, equal parts. 



Ration No. VI 



2 lbs. of oat straw, 1.6 lbs. of roots, .6 lb. of bran and oats, equal 

 parts. 



How to Feed Above Rations. — A glance at the above 

 rations gives one an idea that it would be impractical to 

 weigh out feed so carefully to each sheep; which conclusion 

 of course, is true. To feed any of the above rations, one 

 would simply need to know the number of ewes to be fed, 

 and their approximate weight. (The average ewe will weigh 

 between 125 and 150 lbs.) If one had 40 ewes weighing 140 

 lbs. each, he would have 5,600 lbs. of sheep. If each 100 

 lbs. of sheep required 3.7 lbs. of clover hay, his flock would 

 require 56x3.7 lbs. or 207.2 lbs. of clover hay per day; and 

 about one half of this amount would be scattered in the 

 feeding racks each morning, the balance in the evening. 



If one will weigh a few forkfuls of hay occasionally, 

 he can tell very closely, without weighing every time he 

 feeds, about how much hay is fed each time. 



If one is to feed a mixture of corn and oats, equal parts, 

 he would simply mix together one or more hundred pounds 

 of each; then, by weighing a few measurefuls of the mixture, 

 he can tell approximately the right amount of grain to feed 

 to his flock without weighing the grain each time he feeds. 

 Questions: 



1. Why do breeding ewes require food during the winter? 



2. What are the results of overfeeding breeding ewes? Of un- 

 derfeeding? 



3. How would you proceed to feed a flock of ewes approximately 

 the right amount of feed? 



Arithmetic: 



1. How much will it cost to feed a 140-lb. ewe 200 days, 

 on ration No. I, if fodder com is worth $5.00 per ton? 



2. How much will it cost to feed a 140-lb. ewe 200 days on ration 

 No. IV, if clover hay is worth $5.00 per ton, roots $2.00 per ton, and 

 corn and oats $20.00 per ton? 



3. How much will it cost to feed a 140-lb. ewe 200 days, on ration 

 No. VI, if straw is worth nothing, roots are worth $2.00 per ton, and 

 oats and bran are worth $24.00 per ton? 



