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FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



requires 3,500 pounds of swedes, 600 pounds of 

 clover hay and 250 pounds of oil meal. To produce 

 the same increase these investigators found that 

 sheep require 4,000 pounds of swedes, 300 pounds 

 of clover hay and 250 pounds of oil meal. The ad- 

 vantage as between steers and sheep was slightly 

 with the latter. 



Wide Variety of Feed for Sheep. The variety of 



SHEEP RANGE IN THE NORTHWEST 



foods suitable for feeding sheep is extensive. Hay, 

 straw, corn stover, roots of various kinds, corn, oats, 

 peas, rye, buckwheat, cottonseed meal, linseed oil 

 meal, and bran furnish a variety from which a 

 proper choice can readily be made. The relative 

 feeding values of these various substances used as 

 food will determine the relative money values, and 

 as these differ and fluctuate from time to time, it is 



