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average rate of 2f Ibs. per head per week during a 

 period of twelve weeks, while those receiving cake, 

 hay, and grass only increased at the average rate of 

 \ Ib. per head per day. 



In the same series of experiments it appears that 

 the sheep being fed on turnip-land, with a given 

 ration increased in live weight on an average during 

 twelve weeks of 2f Ibs. per head per day, while a 

 similar lot, similarly fed on grass-land, only increased 

 at the rate of if Ibs. per head per day. 



With cut swedes one penny per head per week may 

 be charged for each hogg to cover cost of pulling and 

 heaping swedes, and another Jd. per head per week for 

 cleaning and cutting them for feeding. 



One man can cut roots for, and look after a flock of 

 200 to 300 sheep. If, however, the roots are fed whole, 

 he will manage to look after 400 sheep which are being 

 folded on roots. 



Forage and Fodder Crops for Sheep. 



Forage Crops. Forage crops are often used in the 

 Midland counties and south of England to supply the 

 succulent food for sheep. The chief crops used for this 

 purpose would be lucerne, vetches, trifolium, rape, 

 mustard, broadcast turnips, rye, oats, and vetches, etc. 

 (see p. 93). Turnip tops and broadcast turnips are 

 very useful remedies for lambs which are suffering from 

 husk or hoose. Of course it is always advisable to treat 

 lambs suffering from such complaints in the early 

 stages. 



Hay. Hay is a bulky, and comparatively speaking 

 a dry food, which is fairly high in fibre. This dryness 

 and binding (fibrous) nature of hay makes it extremely 



