SHEEP RAISING NEGLECTED 



Clover hay and alfalfa hay was the choice of aU for roughage 

 for ewes. Many fed straw and fodder as a part of the roughage 

 ration. 



One thousand, two hundred fifty farmers fed silage to their 

 sheep. 



One hundred fifty farmers reported death of sheep from feed- 

 ing mouldy silage. 



An average of $4.69 a year was given as the cost for feeding a 

 ewe, together with her lamb, until it was sold. 



Each ewe returned an average income of $11.15, from the 

 sale of the ewe's fleece and the sale of the lamb. (These figures 

 were for 1916). 



Three thousand farmers had lamb creeps and fed the lambs 

 separate from the ewes. 



Four thousand, twenty-five farmers did not feed the ewes any 

 grain in summer. 



Four thousand five hundred farmers advised having open 

 sheds for the sheep except at lambing time. 



One thousand five hundred farmers reported trouble or loss from 

 stomach worms. 



Where only a few sheep were kept and changed from one 

 field to another no trouble from stomach worms was reported. 



The remedies given for stomach worms were: 1 — Change of 

 Pasture. 2 — Gasohne Treatment. 3 — Worm Powders. 



All but 18 of the 5,000 reported that "Dogs" were the 

 main cause of the scarcity of sheep. 



SHEEP RAISING A NEGLECTED PART 

 OF AGRICULTURE IN UNITED STATES 



Sheep in all countries of the world are decreasing in numbers. 



There is a world-wide shortage of wool and mutton. 



There is a growing demand for meat and wool. 



Sheep have decreased in the United States 12,000,000 head in 

 the past 17 years. 



The range flocks of the west are rapidly being reduced. 



Corn Belt farmers must help provide the future supply of wool 

 and mutton. 



It is patriotic — it is profitable. 



