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FARM AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. 



by the carcass instead of by the pound. They have sold for from 

 $4 per lamb to as high as $12.50 for a prime lamb. 



The term "hothouse lamb" is applied to lambs born in the 

 late fall or early winter, probably because the lamb is grown at 

 a time when plants can be grown only in the hothouse or green- 

 house. 



There is perhaps no other animal product of the farm that 

 is subject to such great fluctuations in the market as sheep. The 

 market price of both wool and mutton are uncertain and subject 

 to extreme values. 



The best time for the beginner to go into the sheep industry 

 is when sheep are very low in price. When many people are 

 selling because of falling prices, is the time to buy, because a re- 

 action must result when the supply is no longer equal to the 

 demand. 



Standard Feeding Rations. 



APPROXIMATE REQUIREMENTS OF NUTRIENTS PER DAY PER HEAD 

 FOR FEEDING SHEEP. 



