FEEDING SHEEP 2$I 



three bushels each day to each 100 sheep in the flock. 

 The corn should be thinly scattered, and fed half in 

 the morning and half at night. This practice may 

 be followed during any season of the year. 



Rape an Excellent Sheep Feed. This splendid 

 forage crop combines well with corn. Where corn 

 in the field is fed off, it is desirable that rape be 

 seeded in the field at the last cultivation. Ordina- 

 rily, the sheep will blend the two feeds, consuming 



SHEEP ON RAPE PASTURE 



both corn and rape. If rape is seeded separately and 

 sheep turned on it to graze, the addition of one to 

 two bushels of corn a head during the fattening 

 period of 100 days is to be commended. 



Roughage Feeds. Pasture is entitled to the first 

 place of good roughage feeds. It may consist of 

 alfalfa, clover, mixed grasses, or blue grass. After 

 these come the roots and rape. Each has its place. 

 Cured as hay, naturally alfalfa and clover fall in the 



