and need more nourishment, a trough of skim 

 milk will help them to prime condition, as it 

 does broilers. Lambs never seem to touch the 

 rock-salt provided for the ewes, so a little 

 coarse salt is mixed with their grain. 



To insure early pasture, and succulent food 

 for fall and winter, some special crops must 

 be grown. Winter rye and oats come in first, 

 and a patch of rye will last for years, if never 

 allowed to grow above the second joint. 

 Sheep should be turned on it early, as they 

 dislike it if the growth becomes rank. After 

 it has been well eaten down, shut off the sheep, 

 and it will make fresh growth. Rape grows 

 rapidly on good ground, and if sown in May, 

 the first cutting can be made in June, second 

 in August, third in September. We never 

 turn the sheep on to the rape, preferring to 

 feed it in the fold, where the quantity eaten 

 can be controlled. Soy beans and Canadian 

 peas are also sown to cure for hay, and are 

 among the best feeds for lambing ewes. 

 Sweet turnips, carrots, pumpkins and mangel- 



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