160 Sheep Management, Breeds and Judging. 



Wheat should not be fed to fattening sheep ex- 

 cept when off grade or extremely low in price, as 

 it tends to produce growth rather than fat. Trials 

 at the South Dakota Station show that durum or 

 macaroni wheat has about the same value as bread 

 wheat. 



Like wheat, oats tend to produce growth, and 

 therefore it is not best to use them as the sole grain 

 for fattening. As already stated a little oats will 

 help to balance up corn or barley. 



Owing to the greatly increased production of 

 emmer, or speltz, in the Western States, this grain 

 has gained some importance as a feed for fatten- 

 ing sheep and lambs. Trials at the South Dakota 

 Station showed that with prairie or brome hay 

 emmer was much less valuable than corn. In a 

 trial at the Colorado Station, however, emmer 

 made unusually economical gains when fed with 

 good alfalfa hay. 



Feeds which are rich in crude protein, such as 

 linseed meal, cotton-seed meal, field peas, and soy- 

 beans, may sometimes be profitably mixed with 

 corn or other grains for fattening lambs or sheep. 

 Care must be used in feeding these heavy rich 

 feeds. 



ROUGHAGES FOR FATTENING. 



The legume hays furnish the best roughages for 

 fattening sheep. In the East flockowners may raise 



