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stepping into it with their front feet. In this trough 

 is put grain for the lambs. A simple and cheap 

 hay rack, such as is shown in the cut, is used to 

 feed the hay in. Young lambs are quite inquisi- 

 tive, and when some grain and hay are placed in 

 the creep, they will soon find the loop holes and 

 begin eating. 



GRAIN RATION FOR YOUNG LAMBS. 



It has been found at this Station that a grain 

 mixture consisting of two pounds of wheat bran, 

 one pound of oats (whole oats will do, but crushed 

 are better), one pound of finely ground cornmeal, 

 and one-half pound of oilmeal has proved an ex- 

 cellent grain ration for young lambs. Later in 

 spring when the weather gets warmer the amount 

 of cornmeal may be reduced and the amount of 

 oats increased. Fine second crop clover or alfalfa 

 hay will furnish the best roughage for young 

 lambs. If some roots, such as turnips or rutabagas, 

 are available, the youngsters will soon relish them 



When the sheep and lambs go out to pasture 

 the lamb creep can be moved out with them and 

 set up in a corner where the lambs will soon de- 

 tect it again. Some sheep breeders may say that 

 lambs do not need any extra grain when they are 

 out on good pasture and are suckling their moth- 

 ers. Experiments conducted along this line at 



