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he may often otherwise do. If a small amount of 

 the grain mixture, before mentioned, is given daily 

 with some good clover or alfalfa hay, and a few 

 roots or a little coi'n silage, the ram may be kept 

 in splendid shape. He can be used for two sea- 

 sons on the ewes in one flock, and then when a 

 change has to be made so as not to inbreed him 

 on his own get, if he has been cared for properly, 

 he will sell to another breeder for about his origi- 

 nal cost, or very little less. Mangels and sugar 

 beets should not be fed to rams or wethers, as 

 stated elsewhere in this work. 



THE EWE FLOCK. 



When the flockmaster intends to raise sheep for 

 mutton and wool production only, a grade flock 

 should be established. By using a good pure-bred 

 sire and retaining some of the best ewe lambs in 

 the flock each year to take the place of the older 

 ewes that are annually culled out and sold to the 

 butcher, a fine grade flock may be developed in 

 the course of four to five years. When a person 

 desires to raise pure-bred sheep and sell them for 

 breeding purposes the ewes selected for this work 

 should be, like the ram, of the highest type, and 

 best build and conformation for that particular 

 breed. One may select pure-bred sheep of any 

 kind to establish a flock, but if he fails to select the 



