224 MANAGEMENT AND FEEDING OF SHEEP 



the beets, as any salts inimical to the needs of the sheep 

 are washed out in the process of manufacturing the beets. 

 The amount of feed will be influenced by the size of the 

 sheep and by the respective amounts of hay and grain 

 fed. As many as lo pounds per animal daily have been 

 fed with advantage, but more commonly not more than 

 five to six pounds are fed daily along with fodder and 

 grain. It is entirely practicable to finish sheep and lambs 

 on alfalfa hay and beet pulp, but a better finish is made 

 when a small amount of grain is fed all the while, or a 

 larger amount fed only toward the close of the feeding 

 season. The pulp has high adaptation for feeding sheep 

 so old that the teeth have begun to fail, as they are able 

 to consume it without difficulty. 



Any kind of fodder may be fed with the pulp that is 

 nutritious and palatable. In the western valleys alfalfa 

 is commonly fed along with beet pulp owing to its abun- 

 dant growth in them. The alfalfa and pulp furnish a grand 

 food for growing sheep and a very cheap food for finish- 

 ing them, but the finish is not so satisfactory as when 

 some grain is fed. Clover when it can be obtained is about 

 equally satisfactory with alfalfa, but hay from the grasses 

 or corn or sorghum fodder will suffice. 



Corn has peculiar adaptation for being fed along with 

 sugar beet pulp and any leguminous fodder, as clover or 

 alfalfa. Good results will be obtained from feeding one 

 pound daily to lambs, but in some instances more is fed. 

 The heavier feeding of corn is most important toward 

 the close of the feeding period. Barley is also good, but 

 other grains may be substituted for either corn or barley. 



The feeding of the pulp in the dry form to sheep or 

 lambs that are being fattened has scarcely begun in 

 America, but it may yet be extensively used for such fat- 

 tening. 



Feeding sheep on western ranges — Sheep and lambs 

 are frequently fattened in a large way in certain areas of 

 at least some of the range states in proximity to lands 



