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quainted with the capacity of the sheep in his 

 charge and the proper allowance to be given them 

 is allowed to do the feeding at any time he is apt 

 to upset the whole lot. One feeder also may be 

 able to feed economically, while another may be 

 wasteful. For example, sheep make their best 

 gains in fairly cold weather when the temperature 

 is nearly down to zero. If they are then on full 

 feed they may be pushed along steadily. But if 

 now all at once warm weather sets in the well- 

 posted feeder will cut down on the grain ration, 

 because he knows that sheep, especially lambs, 

 cannot stand as much grain in warm weather as 

 in cold weather. On the other hand, the feeder 

 who is ignorant of this fact will feed the same 

 amount with the result that he gets them off feed, 

 and it is a difficult matter to have them regain 

 their appetite when once it is lost. Not much can 

 be accomplished when the same person does not 

 do the feeding each day, as the one is liable to 

 spoil what the other has accomplished. In all cases 

 feeding grain must be begun lightly in order to 

 avoid overfilling and scouring. 



LITTLE EXERCISE FOR FATTENING SHEEP. 



It has already been stated that too much exer- 

 cise cannot be given to pregnant ewes. Sheep 

 when being fattened for market do not, however. 



