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as well as on the block, than by feeding yearling 

 wethers a grain mixture consisting of one part 

 bran, two parts oats, one part cracked field peas, 

 and one part barley. A little corn may be added in 



PLATE 56. A pair of prize-winning Southdown yearling wethers 

 shown by the University of Wisconsin. 



place of peas, if these are not available. Heavy 

 corn feeding, however, should be avoided, as it 

 produces too soft a carcass, which does not insure 

 firm handling when alive and shows surplus fat 

 when dressed. Many fitters of wethers have 

 learned bitter lessons from feeding too much corn. 



