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ing troughs at the lower edges on each side, with 

 narrow openings through which the screenings de- 

 scend. 



Very few of the Colorado feedyards have sheds 

 attached to shelter the lambs. Little rain falls and 

 the snow is light and dry. Windbreaks are found 



BOX RACK FOR FEEDING ALFALFA. 

 From Bulletin 31, Bureau Plant Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



desirable. Water is pumped by wind power and 

 supplied abundantly in troughs, which are kept 

 clean. 



Most of the Colorado lambs are sent to market 

 with their fleeces on. The gains secured are excel- 

 lent, lambs weighing 55 pounds when put on feed 

 often weighing 85 pounds when ripe, and better 



