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First, the clovers should have reached nearly to 

 the blossoming stage before the sheep are turned in. 



The sheep should not be hungry. They should 

 have a preliminary course of feeding of some sort 

 till their appetites are well sated. Perhaps a fill-up 



YEARLING OXFORD RAM. 



on good grass pasture will generally best accomplish 

 this-. 



They should go on the clover or alfalfa pasture 

 after eating all they will of other things at about ten 

 o'clock in the morning, at a time when they natu- 

 rally prefer to cease eating and go to lie in the 

 shade. 



They should be given salt as soon as put upon 



