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in summer will be ample when they sustain them in good 

 flesh. In some instances it may not be necessary to keep 

 them apart from the sale rams. However, they are not 

 infrequently kept in paddocks, especially as the season 

 for service approaches, for the reason chiefly that sup- 

 plementary foods may be conveniently fed to them. 



FIG. 8 A NOTED PRIZE-WINNING YEARLING SHROPSHIRE RAM 



The property of Geo. McKerrow & Sons, Pewaukee, Wisconsin 



(Courtesy of owners) 



Where the pastures will maintain sufficient flesh 

 without grain, it is better not to feed it to them at that 

 season, as the comparative rest to the digestive powers 

 which succulent and nutritious grazing brings with it is 

 beneficial. The change thus effected will make grain 

 feeding the more effective when it is resumed again, pre- 

 paring the rams for service. 



