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SHEEP FARMING IN AMERICA. 



less margin than if it is low. In general there 

 should be a rise of a dollar per hundred to 

 make feeding of mature sheep profitable. This 

 also depends mncli upon the price of wool. 

 When wool sells as high as 2.5 to 30 cents per 

 pound the profit of feeding mature sheep is 



A PAIR OF HAMPSHIRE LAMBS. 



naturally much greater than when wool is low. 

 Then also one can afford to feed the heavy 

 sliearing types, which do not naturally make 

 so good gains in weight as do the more open- 

 wooled and lighter shearing sorts. 



Tn feeding sheep there is need for much less 

 protein in the ration than when lambs are fed. 



