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nection with abundant wheat bran and a little oil- 

 meal it will serve very well. Without this extra 

 supply of protein shredded corn stover will not 

 profitably fatten lambs. 



Now let us bring the lambs home. They come 

 from the cars half famished, though there are sel- 

 dom any dead ones among them. What a sight it 

 is to see them devouring the grass along the road- 

 side as they go from the station to the farm! It 

 is impossible to hurry them, nor should one attempt 

 it; let them take their time. When they reach the 

 farm we will turn them first into some grass pasture 

 where there is water and there they may rest for 

 two days, supposing it to be yet fair and dry 

 weather. Then they must be dipped, unless we are 

 willing to accept the dipping at the yards. And at 

 once they go to their pens and are initiated into the 

 mysteries of barn life. We will put about 500 in a 

 pen or what the barn holds. The writer feeds 700 

 in one barn, which seems not to be too many for all 

 to thrive. There must be racks enough so that all 

 the lambs may find places to eat at the same time. 



We fill the racks moderately full of alfalfa hay 

 and watch the lambs eat it. At first they are timid 

 about going into the barn, but soon they find their 

 way about and learn where the food is. And then 

 how they do eat! We will feed them twice a day, 

 at the same time each day, and let them rest. The 

 water we must watch, that it is kept pure enough 

 for man to drink and always in supply. Salt we 

 will give at first by dissolving it in water and 



