Dry Lot or Barn Feeding 



63 



15 



19 



72 



105 



Roots 15.0 132 0.33 41 



Corn 0.6 



Oats 0.4 



Sweeds 14.8 108 0.32 14 



Cotton seed cake 0.6 



Dried distillers grain 0.4 



Turnips 15.0 109 0.29 10 



Corn 0.7 



Hay 0.5 



Sweeds 11.5 97 0.33 35 



Linseed cake 0.7 



Bombay cotton cake 0.3 



Sweeds 12.8 99 0.36 37 



Dried distillers grain 0.3 



Hay 0.4 



Sweeds 16.3 119 0.40 36 



Cotton cake 0.3 



Corn 0.3 



Clover hay 0.8 



Sweeds 13.0 61 0.19 14 



Hay 0.7 



Sweeds 15.3 91 0.21 22 



The almost universal feeding of oil cake and roots in great quantities 

 to fatten sheep by the British farmer is shown in this table. 



Yield and Dry Matter Per Acre in Various Root Crops 



Through the corn belt region and among the larger class of farm- 

 ers, corn ensilage is no doubt cheaper, labor considered, than are roots. 

 But in cooler climates, where the season is not long enough for corn to 

 mature, roots can be grown, and make excellent sheep feed. Roots are 

 especially attractive to the small farmer, where every square rod of 

 ground must produce to its limit. The following table, given by Henry, 

 will show the yields of the various root crops per acre. 



N. Y. (Cornell) Station Ontario Agr. College 



Green Wt. Dry Matter Green Wt. Dry Matter 



Tons Lbs. Tons Lbs. 



Mangels 39.7 8,400 



Sugar mangels 28.1 6,400 



Sugar beets (swedes) 28.3 8,000 



Rutabagas 26.3 5,000 



Hybrid turnips 27.1 5,200 



Turnips 16.8 3,600 



Carrots 18.5 4,400 



Parsnips 8.3 3,800 



Kohlrabi 23.4 4,600 



Cabbage 36.4 4,600 



Dwarf Essex rape .... 



Thousand headed kale .... 



Potatoes 6.0 2,540 



(200 bushels) 



Questions and Suggestions 



The writer will be glad to answer questions asked by anyone in 

 reference to raising, feeding or handling sheep, or how best to utilize 

 any class of green feed, the amount of grain ration required to go with 



