378 A STUDY OF FARM ANIMALS 



SOME THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING ABOUT FEEDING 



SHEEP 



1. Their adaptability to a wide range of conditions. 



2. The relationship of age to growth. 



3. The condition of preparation of the food. 



4. The proportion of grain to roughage that is desirable. 



5. The amount of grain necessary for a ewe before and after 



lambing. 



6. How to restore a chilled lamb. 



7. Why it is necessary to be careful in feeding roots to rams. 



8. How much silage should be fed daily to fattening lambs. 



9. Why it is not desirable to fatten yearlings. 



10. To what extent salt should be fed. 



INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS TO MAKE IN THE FEED LOT 



11. Are the feeds carefully selected for the sheep? 



12. Are feeding standards used in your vicinity? 



13. Note if roots or cabbage are fed, and how prepared. 



14. Who pastures on rape, and with what results. 



15. Who feeds sheep silage, and with what result. 



16. How many shepherds use lamb creeps in your vicinity. 



17. Secure samples of several rations used in fattening. 



18. Ascertain what arrangements are made for watering sheep in 



flocks in the neighborhood. 



