QUESTIONS 339 



in the hands of the farmer fedeers, or of those who feed, on a 

 similar basis. In fact, the great bulk of the sheep feeding of to-day 

 is done by owners or operators of land who feed from a few hundred 

 to a few thousand sheep and lambs in a season. 



QUESTIONS 



1. When did the sheep- feeding industry originate? 



2. Who first practiced the feeding of sheep on mill screenings? 



3. How did the large feeders operate? 



4. W T hy did the farmers become interested? 



5. In what ways do farmer feeders have advantage over the speculative 



feeders ? 



