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probably more expensive feed than the ewes by 

 training them to eat in a little enclosure. A very useful 

 lamb food for this purpose may be made by mixing 



2 parts linseed cake. 



1 soya-bean cake. 



2 cracked maize. 

 2 crushed oats. 



i locust beans (kibbled). 

 Composition of mixture, A lga O 6 F 6i . 



They may be allowed I Ib. of above mixture to 

 every six or eight lambs at about a month old. At 

 two months they will eat very nearly J Ib. each per 

 day ; at three months, f Ib. ; and if kept till four 

 months old, may consume very nearly f Ib. per head 

 per day. 



It is a very common sight in East Lothian to see 

 shelters put up at different parts of the field for 

 the ewes and young lambs to shelter behind. These 

 shelters are made of hurdles, with bunches of straw 

 attached, and held in the vertical position. Although 

 these shelters are not costly they are very effective, 

 so far as the purpose for which they are intended is 

 concerned. 



The ewes would be sold off during June or July, 

 and where they have been bought on, say, in the 

 previous September, it is usual to expect that the 

 selling price of ewes when sold will be approximately 

 equal to the purchase price, the fleece being left over to 

 go in part payment of the food consumed during the 

 winter. If the ewes and lambs do well, one may 

 realise a balance after making allowance for grass, 

 roots, hay, and concentrated food, etc., of 1 to 2 

 for each ewe, including her lambs. 



