FEEDING SHEEP 



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this method of feeding. Formerly those engaged in lamb feed- 

 ing lost many lambs without apparent cause. They were the 

 thriftiest and fattest lambs, and the loss was often very heavy, 

 for when one lamb died, others were sure to follow. This led to 

 experimentation which brought out the following facts : the lambs 

 died of apoplexy, the result of overeating or of excitement. 

 When one lamb died, this left an extra feed space, another lamb 

 overate and died of the same cause. When the. feed space was 

 closed as a lamb was removed and the amount fed was cut 

 down accordingly, and when the animals were kept perfectly 

 free from excitement, no fatalities occurred. In all other re- 

 spects, such as the feeds used, watering, salting, and the like, 

 the lambs were treated the same as suggested for corn-belt 

 feeding. 



SAMPLE RATIONS FOE FATTENING SHEEP 



The following rations are collected from various sources, to 

 furnish a guide in determining the kind and amount of feed that 

 should be allowed fattening lambs. In all cases the rations are 

 calculated for 100 head: 



2d 



' Roots. 



