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the first prize with them. The details of the manage- 

 ment of these sheep are as follows : They were the 

 choice of three hundred fat lambs sired by Shrop- 

 shire rams and out of half-bred ewes that were kept 

 at great expense to make both ewes and lambs ready 

 for selling early in the season. After being taken 

 from the ewes, the lambs were put on good grass, 

 with access to the shed, where oil cake, cotton cake, 

 corn, and oats were supplied them. These feeding 

 stuflfs were mixed indiscriminately, the chief aim 

 being to make the sheep eat as much as possible. 

 No condiments, sugar, molasses, or milk were given. 

 During the winter the sheep received a good abun- 

 dance of good Swedish turnips, cut in troughs and 

 fed with the same artificial food before mentioned. 

 They were allowed to take exercise at will. Early 

 in the spring, some grass was given them in troughs 

 in the shed. They were clipped moderately close 

 in April, then washed and trimmed. At the end of 

 July they were shown at the Highland Society's 

 show and afterwards at Smithfield, and at both these 

 they were the champions of their classes. 



How Chicago winners were fed. — In my experi- 

 ence, the continued feeding of condiments has been 

 unsatisfactory. I have obtained the best results 

 in feeding show sheep by giving them nutritious 

 food, such as linseed cake, bruised oats, cotton cake, 

 barley, and corn. These foods varied and used along 

 with roots, hay, grass, or cabbage have been the 



