CARE OF THE EWE AND YOUNG LAMB. Ill 



50 lbs. of wheat bran and 10 lbs. of oilmeal. 

 coarse ground. If oats are available they may 

 be added to this ration, ground at first, without 

 changing the proportions of other things, for 

 oats themselves form nearly a balanced ration. 



Feed this twice or three times a day, placing 

 in the troughs about what will be consumed 

 and when next feeding time comes sweep out 

 and give to the ewes what may be left so as to 

 always have fresh feed before the lambs. 

 Never wait for them to lick out the last par- 

 ticle before offering them fresh feed. 



You will soon be astonished at the amount 

 the little fellows will consume and at ^he 

 transformation in their appearance. The 

 plump roundness of the baby forms is very 

 beautiful and to watch them grow is a satis- 

 faction and joy every day. 



Of course there are other things that may be 

 fed. Wheat middlings may make a small part 

 of the ration; it is too floury for best results, 

 as the lambs do not like it so well. Eye will 

 serve a useful purpose, though it seems less 

 palatable than oats or barley. Soy beans may 

 replace the oilmeal and are better. Soys are 

 readily grown upon any farm and should be 

 regularly sown where lambs are grown. 



Early varieties of soy beans should be 

 grown in the Northern states, threshed when 

 ripe and the seeds kept for the lambs. The 

 bean straw if kept dry has in it a good deal of 

 nourishment also which the ewes will seek out 

 and the coarser parts will serve as an excellent 

 bedding. 



