CHAPTER XXXI 



FEEDING SHEEP 



The adaptability of sheep to feeding under very different 

 surroundings is remarkable. We find them thriving un- 

 der the most variable conditions, subsisting on the simplest 

 fare. Sheep are found on the comparatively barren islands off 

 the North British coast, on the grassy uplands of Scotland, 

 and on the rich meadows of central England. They thrive on 

 the wide stretches of more or less arid lands of the western 

 United States. In Australia they are the only domestic ani- 

 mals of consequence over vast areas of desert range; while 

 on the far-away Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, near 

 to the antarctic circle, sheep husbandry has long been the 

 chief industry. Sheep respond well to good feed and care. 

 They should, therefore, be given proper attention. 



MODIFIED WOLFF-LEHMANN FEEDING STANDARDS FOR SHEEP 



The feeding standards for sheep are not in as general 

 use as conditions might justify. The simplicity of diet uni- 

 versally recognized as suited to successful sheep husbandry 

 no doubt very generally meets the needs of these animals. 

 Under conditions of arable farming, and dry-lot feeding, 



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