FACTORS IN SELECTION OF FEEDING SHEEP 21 



It is generally figured that a margin of from twenty-five 

 cents to fifty cents more per hundredweight is needed to feed 

 yearlings than lambs, and from twenty-five cents to seventy^ 

 five cents more per hundredweight for wethers than lambs. 



For the beginner, for one who wishes to pasture down 

 corn, for one who has poor shelter or none, and for the 

 one who has an abundance of rough feed, let the yearlings 

 and wethers be recommended. If it is known that the con- 

 ditions are not suitable for lambs, and it is hard to decide 

 between yearlings and wethers, let the decision be based on 

 the market supply and relative market prices of the two. 

 In short, lambs require the best, wethers will handle the 

 poorest, and yearlings occupy the middle ground. 



WHEN EWES ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT 



Old ewes require good conditions. Mature ewes with sound 

 mouths fit about the same conditions on a farm or in the 

 feed lot as do the wethers. They generally consume a little 

 more feed per pound of gain than do the wethers, and when 

 fat sell for less ; hence a greater margin is required between 

 buying and selling price. Ewes with broken mouths require 

 conditions more nearly like those for lambs. Ground grain 

 and leguminous hay should be furnished, and shelter is 

 generally advisable. In the majority of cases Western ewes 

 demand consideration as feeders only when they can be 

 purchased at a real bargain. 



SOME RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL FEEDING 



Some experimental facts. It is interesting to note here 

 some of the results published by the Ohio Agricultural 

 Experiment Station in Bulletin No. 179. This bulletin sets 



