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ewes will find their way to these racks if the feed is 

 enticing, and thus get needed exercise. 



If the lambs are to come early, the ewes should be 

 in the pink of condition, or they will not be able to 

 keep the lambs growing well until grass conies. The 

 grain supply should be small at first, then increased 

 gradually. Very many lambs are weakened before 

 birth by the injudicious feeding of the mother. 



At Lambing Time. After the lambs begin to 

 come let the grain supply be reasonably generous, 

 so as to provide an ample milk supply. This will 

 follow if the roughage materials suggested above 

 or others similar to them are given. Milk-stimulat- 

 ing concentrates, which mean an ample amount of 

 protein, are positively indispensable if a generous 

 milk supply is to be obtained. A method followed 

 under this general plan will be certain to bring 

 sturdy, vigorous lambs. These will grow rapidly, 

 the mothers will not drop off in flesh materially, and 

 the milk will be abundant and nutritious for the 

 sturdy and greedy offspring. 



