LAMB FEEDING PROFITABLE WAY TO 

 MARKET FARM FEEDS 



There Are 5,000 Corn Belt Farmers Who Should Be Growing 



Alfalfa and Feeding Their Corn to Lambs 



Instead of Hauling It to Elevators 



By Roscoe M. Wood, Douglas, Wyomingr, and Saline, Michigan 



Feeding lambs on the farm is a practical and profitable method 

 of marketing much coarse feed which would otherwise bring 

 little return to the farmer. This business is a development of 

 the last twenty years and in that time its character has changed 

 much. 



Two Kinds of Lamb Feeding 



Lamb feeding is practically of two kinds: The pasture and 

 cornfield proposition of late summer and fall and the winter 

 feeding in sheds on hay and corn. Whether a farmer pursues 

 one or both systems there are several factors which apply with 

 equal force. 



We Must Like the Business 



First — A man must have a liking for handling sheep. We 

 read of occasional amateurs making phenomenal profits with 

 their first bunch of feeding lambs, but these are like the pros- 

 pectors who discover a fabulously rich mine — we do not hear of 

 the men who lose. To fatten lambs requires observance of their 

 peculiarities and humoring of their appetites. The same per- 

 son should do the feeding — they should have their feed at regular 

 intervals — both feed and water must be clean. Other animals 

 should not have access to their pasture or feed lot, nor should 

 any disturbance be permitted to excite them. 



Western Range Lambs Best 



In feeding the first thing is the lambs. Western range lambs 

 are generally better than natives. They are free from disease. 

 One lot runs of an even grade and they handle better in sizable 

 flocks. Lambs weighing .52 to 60 pounds showing good bone and 

 feeding capacity are most desired. Lambs carrying some Merino 

 blood are hardier, make better gains, and are freer from death 

 loss. These lambs can be bought in car lots through a reliable 

 commission house at one of the leading markets or of a local 

 dealer who may have bought on the market or direct from the 

 range grower. 



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