Raising Sheep on Temporary Pastures. 
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SUMMARY. 
1. Sheep can be successfully and economically raised with tempo- 
rary pastures. 
2. Numerous forage crops may be used for these pastures. The 
kinds used should depend largely upon the soil and climatic conditions 
in which they are to be grown. 
3. More sheep can be raised per acre on temporary pastures than 
could be raised on permanent pastures on soils of equal fertility. 
4. Pasturing sheep on annual crops makes it possible to rotate pas- 
tures more frequently and thus lessen the danger of infection by 
stomach worms and other internal parasites. 
5. Temporary pastures, because they furnish an abundance of suc- 
culent green feed at all times, tend to increase the milk flow and make 
it more even throughout the lactation period. 
6. Wheat, Avhere it can be successfully grown, provides better 
winter and early spring pasture for sheep than rye. 
7. Oats and field peas together make an excellent spring pasture 
for sheep. 
8. On rather fertile land rape is the most economical forage for 
sheep. 
9. Soy beans make one of the best temporary pasture crops for 
sheep where the soil is thin. This crop can be pastured from July 
until the first frost. 
10. Either alfalfa or sweet clover makes a very satisfactory pasture 
for sheep, but care should be used to prevent bloat. 
11. Pasturing sheep on small areas intensively cultivated makes it 
practicable to protect sheep from dogs by the use of a dogproof fence. 
12. Specialized sheep farming provides an equal distribution of 
labor throughout, thus eliminating one of the principal farm prob- 
lems. 
