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turned but $2 per ton, too small an amount to pay for raising them. 
Wheat and corn fed in equal quantities to like sheep gave just 
the same amount of growth, the same shrinkage in shipping, and the 
same dressed weight. 
Wheat gave a better growth than corn during the first half of the 
winter, and the reverse for the latter half. 
Probably the best combination is wheat the first third of the time, 
wheat and corn mixed during the middle of the winter, and corn for 
the “ finishing off.” 
In each bunch the larger sheep grew faster and proved more profi¬ 
table than the smaller. 
During cold weather the sheep ate more per head than in warm 
w r eather; but the cold did not interfere with their growth. 
The best gains in weight were made when the average daily tem¬ 
perature was below freezing. 
