Show LAMBS FATTENED FOR MARKETING from 3 to 5 months Is about right age under unde r ordinary farm conditions MAKE HIGHER RATE OF GAIN during heat of summer they are more liable to losses from parasites breeder also gets use of hit his money earlier under ordin ordinary aly farm conditions lambs should be made really ready tor for market at from 3 to 5 months of age when young they make a higher rate of gain and will put on the same amount of lesh flesh for less cost than when they are older then too they will make but small gains during the heat beat of summer slimmer and at this time parasites are most troublesome and they are thus more liable to losses from this cause risk of accidents Is always higher when the lambs are held for a long time more feed Is saved for the breeding lock flock and less labor Is needed if K the lambs are sold early better prices are obtained in the spring because of not having to meet the competition of the western lambs that are marketed during the summer and fall and in addition the grower gets the use of his money sooner by pushing the lambs to a marketable condition as fast as possible teaching lambs to eat every effort should be made to keep the lambs growing from the start the first essential Is to teach them to eat liberal feeding of lambs dropped before pastures are ready Is profitable under any ordinary grain prices this Is best done through the use of a small inclosure closure tn known as a creep to which the lambs have access at all times but in into to which the ewes can not come the creep should contain a rack for hay and a trough for grain so arranged that the lambs can not get their feet into them all feed given especially ground feed should be clean fresh and free from mold the lambs will begin to nibble at the feed when hen from 10 to 16 days of age rea pea green alfalfa of the second or third cutting Is one of the most relished feeds flaky sweet bran probably ranks ne next at for the first few days these are the ideal feeds A little brown sugar on the bran sit nt V 41 N 8 three months old lamb fattened and ready for market first will make it more palatable linseed meal Is also good when mixed with bron bran until the lambs are 5 to 0 weeks old all their feed should be course ground or crushed corn ration for lambs the ohio experiment station has found that for young lambs that are to be marketed a grain ration of corn Is of about the same value as one of corn 5 parts oats 2 parts bran 2 parts and oil oil meal Is especially relished by lambs at this time and would be especially valuable in promoting growth rather than fat such feeds as are too floury for extensive use rye Is less palatable than oats or barley soy beans may replace the linseed meal it if they cost less Clea cleanliness Is an important factor in keeping the lambs growing always feed to an empty trough and if it becomes soiled scrub it out with limewater |