180 



Sheep-Farming 



Fodder cndgb Tbial 



Com fodder (cut) . 

 Oat straw . . . 

 Bluegrass hay . . 



QnANTiry 



OF FODDBB 

 DNDEB 



Tbial 



Eaten 



lb. 

 1.75 

 1.1 

 1.5 



Sugar 



Beets 



lb. 

 3.1 

 3.1 

 3.1 



Oats ob 

 Bban 



lb. 

 .5 

 .5 

 .6 



Amount 



OF 



Kefuse 



% 

 20. 

 22. 



6.2 



Incbbase 

 IN Live 

 Weight 

 FEB Head 

 IX Eight 

 Weeks 



lb. 

 10.6 



1. 



4.8 



Grain for ewes in lamb. — The amount or kind 

 of grain that should be used will depend upon the 

 character of the other part of the ration. With some 

 silage carrying the ordinary amount of corn and alfalfa 

 or clover hay, little or no grain should be needed, but 

 this can be determined best by the condition of the 

 ewes as revealed by going among them. Oats are 

 a staple feed for sheep, but their value often makes it 

 advisable to use a nitrogenous roughage and a car- 

 bonaceous concentrate. Toward lambing time, the 

 growth of the fetus makes demands for such elements 



