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have never given much profit in fattening sheep 

 or lambs. In every instance the cost price of the 

 different grains must be considered as well as their 

 actual feeding value. 



As already stated, nice corn stands about first in 

 rank in fattening sheep. Sheep will soon get tired 

 of pure corn feeding, however, and the best feed- 

 ers do not therefore find it an easy matter to feed 

 it alone for any great length of time, and have the 

 sheep progress as they should. For this reason it 

 is advisable to mix a little oats and bran with the 

 corn, in order to have a more balanced ration. 

 Where the grain for fattening sheep is grown on 

 the farm no better ration can be recommended 

 than a mixture of four parts of shelled corn, one 

 part of oats, and one part of bran. Toward the 

 last three or four weeks before marketing, a little 

 oilmeal may be added to finish them off. Barley 

 is likewise of great value for this purpose. 



Throughout the Western range district, where 

 corn is not raised in large quantities, barley is ex- 

 tensively used for fattening sheep and lambs. 

 Trials conducted at the Montana and South Dakota 

 Experiment Stations show that when fed as the 

 only grain allowance to fattening range lambs 

 whole barley was only slightly less valuable than 

 corn. 



