Show NOTES ON SHEEP R RAISING ISING ten sheep will eat as much ne As one cow and aim to feed accordingly it ts 1 all right to feed on the ground ua uzi less it la is muddy and wet when they should be fed in racks the threshed oata oats or coarse feed in a trough the average farmer should keep clear of fads grow sheep for both wool and autton goth both are grown on the same carcass and both should be considered in the line of 0 profit in their production A sheep la Is no more a sheep without wool than it would won id be without mutton there are people in this country but we are raising only about 50 sheep balf half a sheep for each person yearly we ought to be eating a whole sheep every 12 months then the sheep business would bum hum and this can be brought about by raising good sheep and educating the foreigners who are coming over at the ate of a million a year to eat them the best condition in sheep prodie tion cannot come until the principal part of the flocks of america ie is to be found on farms the distribution should be wide and not condoned to one locality |