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In Oregon thousand-headed kale gives the best re- 

 sults. It is like a larger rape. 



CABBAGES. 



In fitting sheep for the show ring cabbages are 

 almost indispensable, and for feeding in fall and 

 early winter they are most excellent. In many 

 places cabbage grows luxuriantly and a given 

 amount of sheep feed can probably be as cheaply 

 grown from this plant as in any other way. In 

 considering these foods it must be borne in mind 

 that a certain portion of succulence is absolutely 

 neces-sary to sheep if it is to be kept in perfect 

 health. It is less trouble to grow the common farm 

 crops of grain and hay and sheep can be maintained 

 upon them alone, but not in their highest degree of 

 health and profit. There is also in the rape, tur- 

 nips and cabbages some quality that makes for 

 healthful growth of wool. 



PUMPKINS. 



Among the best autumn and early winter supple- 

 mentary foods for sheep are pumpkins. They are 

 readily grown in the cornfield or in a separate field 

 by themselves and yield a large amount of feed to 

 the acre. Our method of growing is to use pump- 

 kin seeds to replant with in the cornfield, putting 

 them in wherever missing hills occur. In this man- 

 ner we have secured as high as two tons of pump- 

 kins to the acre without in the least injuring the 

 crop of corn, provided the season proved favorable. 



