110 SHEEP FARMING IN AMERICA. 



best at hand. The troughs must be low to 

 permit young lambs readily to reach them. 

 As lambs delight to get into troughs with their 

 feet they must be covered. To accomplish 

 this let the end of the trough be a solid board 

 12 inches wide and extending up 12 inches 

 above the sides of the trough, pointed at the 

 end like the gable of a house roof and put on 

 this two boards like an inverted V. This 

 makes a steep roof to the trough and. effec- 

 tually prevents the lambs getting their feet 

 into it. 



This cover is readily lifted off when grain 

 is put in. Attention to such small details as 

 keeping troughs clean is essential to success in 

 feeding lambs. Their sense of smell is acute and 

 they discriminate sharply against anything but 

 clean, fresh food. 



The first feed to put into the trough may be 

 wheat bran. Scatter a trifle in the bottom and 

 sprinkle it with brown sugar. If the lambs 

 do not find it readily, take one up gently, not 

 to frighten him, and carrying him to the 

 trough put a little of the sweetened bran in 

 his mouth. He will get the taste and in many 

 cases you can carefully put him on his feet 

 with his head in the trough, leaving him there. 

 Once he gets a taste he will return and bring 

 others with him. 



. It is essential that the bran used be fresh. 

 Cracked corn will be added to the bran; it also 

 must be fresh and made of good, sound corn. 

 It need not be cracked very fine. Better mix 

 in a box or bin about 50 lbs. of cracked corn, 



