CHAPTER VIII. 

 FEEDING SHEEP FOR MARKET. 



Feeding sheep for market has proved very prof- 

 itable to the men who have followed it extensively 

 for a number of years. Some men, however, when 

 newly starting in the business, struck one or two 

 seasons that were not profitable, and consequently 

 gave up this work in disgust, declaring it a failure. 

 Many men, when they see others making money 

 in any line of business, will jump into the same 

 work, with the wrong idea that they are as well 

 qualified for the undertaking and are just as 

 capable of solving the problems as those who have 

 learned the business through years of experience. 

 Those who know the ups and downs through prac- 

 tice have reached the point where they can obtain 

 a handsome profit almost any season by sheep 

 feeding. Some years there is a large margin, and 

 others a smaller one, but, on the average, men 

 feeding sheep for market have made considerable 

 money, and some have acquired great wealth from 

 this source. However, the profit that can be de- 

 rived from the undertaking depends largely upon 

 the purchase price of the sheep, the prices of feed, 

 and last but not least, the kind of market. If feed- 



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