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carrying him to the trough put a little of the sweet- 

 ened bran in his mouth. He will get the taste and in 

 many cases you can carefully put him on his feet 

 with his head in the trough leaving him there. Once 

 he gets a taste he will return and bring others with 

 him. 



It is essential that the bran used be fresh. Add 

 cracked corn to the bran; it also must be fresh and 

 made of good, sound corn. It need not be cracked 

 very fine. Better mix in a box or bin about 50 

 pounds of cracked corn, 50 pounds of wheat bran 

 and 10 pounds of oilmeal, coarse ground. If oats are 

 available they may be added to this ration, ground 

 at first, without changing the proportions of other 

 things, for oats themselves form nearly a balanced 

 ration. 



Feed this twice or three times a day, placing in 

 the troughs about what will be consumed and when 

 next feeding time comes sweep out and give to the 

 ewes what may be left so as to always have fresh 

 feed before the lambs. Never wait for them to lick 

 out the last particle before offering them fresh food. 



You will soon be astonished at the amount the 

 little fellows will consume and at the transforma- 

 tion in their appearance. The plump roundness of 

 the baby forms is very beautiful and to watch them 

 grow is a satisfaction and joy every day. 



Of course there are other things that may be fed. 

 Wheat middlings may make a small part of the ra- 

 tion; it is too floury for best results, as the lambs 

 do not like it so well. Eye will serve a useful pur- 



