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FARM MANAGEMENT 



In the bean-growing sections of New York and Michigan, 

 sheep are kept because they make good use of bean pods 

 and cull beans. Many farmers who have pasture, and 

 who do not wish to keep dairy c/)ws, keep sheep. They 

 may not pay very well, but where feed is high, they are 

 usually better than beef, and do not interfere with farm 

 work as much as dairy cows. 



Winter lambs are usually produced near market. They 

 are seldom produced in large enough numbers to be 



FIG. 15. Distribution of yearling colts, 1910. One dot represents 400 



colts. 



shipped by freight. When raised near market and shipped 

 by express, the cheaper transportation may offset the 

 higher feed cost. 



49. Transportation in relation to horse-production. 

 Horses are not so readily shipped as meat. They are 

 more likely to be injured in shipment, and, in addition, 

 must become used to a new climate before they are of 



