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parasites. It is also unprofitable to meddle with 

 sheep that have old, broken mouths and are there- 

 fore unable to chew their feed properly and hence 

 must have all the grain ground for them. It has 

 further been learned that sheep or lambs that are 

 in pretty fair condition when they are placed in 

 the feed lot make better gains than those that are 

 in too thin a condition at the time. In a trial at 

 the Wisconsin Station, lambs accustomed to grain 

 from the time of birth were able to make a weekly 

 gain of 3.8 pounds per head for a period of twelve 

 weeks feeding. Other lambs, not receiving any 

 grain until they were put in the feed lot in the 

 fall, with the most judicious care and feeding only 

 gained 2.5 pounds per head per week for the same 

 length of time. The first lot made a net profit of 

 $1.40 per head, while the others made only $.80 

 per head. 



In all cases a class of sheep should be obtained 

 that have good, wide body frames, that are broad 

 and low-down to the ground, and that have broad 

 heads. Pay no attention to the long-legged, nar- 

 row-bodied, long-necked, and slim-faced class, as 

 they require more feed to produce a pound of gain 

 in weight than the right class will, and are there- 

 fore less profitable to feed. Of course, it is well 

 understood that the feeder cannot always get ex- 

 actly what he is striving to secure, but he should 



