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where they are fed finely ground Knseed cake, spKt 

 peas, oats, and crushed malt. The lamb hurdle is 

 from this time an institution. By its means they 

 run forward and cup the first green food of the sea- 

 son in the form of swede tops or rape. They are 

 getting at this time eight different kinds of food, hay 

 turnips, greens or rape, linseed cake, peas, oats, salt, 

 and milk." "Take, for example, a fine mid-summer 

 day when the lambs awaken from a fold of vetches. 

 The shepherd is up betimes and begins by giving 

 them an allowance of cake. He then grinds some 

 mangel into the trough, which they eat with great 

 reUsh. They are next admitted to a fresh fold of 

 vetches, after which they are quietly walked away to 

 a neighboring fold of good rape or cabbage. After 

 two hours or more and in the heart of the afternoon, 

 they are allowed to spread themselves over some old 

 aftermath clover, after which they return to the 

 vetch field, and after receiving another feed of corn 

 they lie down to well-earned repose, having increased 

 their weight over one pound each. Hay chaff is 

 frequently supplied even in summer by way of 

 keeping them firm in their bowels; thus a lamb 

 may easily partake of six or eight pounds of food. 

 Rape or cabbage or kale give way to turnips in 

 late July or early August, and the allowance of 

 corn is kept up from one pound to one and one half 

 pounds per head. This allowance is pretty con- 

 stant from birth, considering the cake given the 



