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almost anything of the kind that is cut and cured 

 green. Nice green corn-stalks are not very bad 

 for sheep, and when T have plenty of them I 

 always feed the sheep with them, at least once a 

 day, and consider them as good as hay. I prefer, 

 however, feeding them the fore part of the 

 winter, as towards spring they will sometimes 

 contract dampness, and then the sheep do not 

 eat them so well. 



I am asked to answer this question : " Shall we 

 cultivate roots for fattening sheep, and what is 

 their value compared with grain ?" I have often 

 thought I would experiment a little on this sub- 

 ject, but as the trial is attended with considera- 

 ble pains and trouble to have it accurate, without 

 which it is of no use, I have put it off from 

 winter to winter, and now have no figures to give. 

 I intend yet to test this question thoroughly. 

 However, I will answer as well as I can, and as 

 I have used more or less roots every year since I 

 commenced feeding sheep, I think that I have a 

 pretty good idea about them. I will say then, 

 cultivate roots by all means, if you have plenty 

 of manure and intend to put your land in proper 

 condition; if not, you may better leave it alone, 

 as you will surely get more grass and weeds than 



