Show alf E f 1 problem sheets to aid feeders of live stock prepared kr lor the tk batted tat of Airi euItT la ilk connection with ath a plan for or the thi better feeding of ilia stock conducted by various states and grid the this united d states department of agriculture the department li Is BOW now distAl dit buting to bonty agents and extension exten alon workers of to states copies of the now feeding problem sheets which ie IS the th basis of the th work thia this ahert at printed la rd red and black hu bas been boon designed for the convenience of uve live stock feeders who desire expert assistance in feeding problem leML it provide provides for a brief outline of ur the problem and other information related to it including what the farmer hu best already done to solve thil this problem there la to a apace space for comments com menta and recommendations of the county alent the information desired la Is then fur alamed by the attic state agricultural col logo 1 to which the blank la Is rent pent or at the option of the state extension dt risti rector or by the united states depart meat of agriculture the state will in JA answer anor questions tlona ing to conditions la in the state while the department will give information on problems pro blema of a more general charal character or those on oil which the department la Is conducting special investigations the better feeding of live 11 stock service hai his been boon developed in res response ponso to a popular der demand and ll 11 la Is be bored will not only facilitate correspondence pon spon dence on feeding questions but will make possible more explicit replies by state and federal experts be cause of the information contained oa 01 the feeding grobl problem shel with each reply to t feeding problem problems answered anaw ered by the department there pox a return poat post erd on which a person given information la to asked to report the results obtained replies received recel Ted thua ous far bare all indicated either entire success or improvement the follow up system thua thus leavea leaves nothing to chance and places the future development of the aenice service oa oil a it substantial basis the department la Is already ing the carlous problems pro blema submitted and will issue from time to time state menta meats on results heavy corn ration may IL cause death of lambs there are large numbers of iambi iambs in s the cornfields of northern colorado most of the lamba lambs have bays been on the corn for throe three or foor four weeks they hare bay stripped the planta plants of learea leaves and husks and are eating the corn irala in game instances w with very little forage available to lighten tighten the ration unless the lamba lambs are supplied auppl led w with plenty of forage and arrangement made ao so they will consume it it there it danger from BOW now on of beary hoary death louea losses due to a too heavy corn feed lamba lambs are being held hold ta in the pan and fed alfalfa until noon then turned on the corn until evening with good decess they are as herded in the over algat and kold there until the following noon on bay this causes them then to take on a good fill all of alfalfa before going on the corn and so 10 far death lonee losses oa on theae those lamba lambs bare bee been neg lIble the lamba lambs aeed need alfalfa or other prot forage for protection again toe too much grain and should be aade to take it in auA elect elent quan Otles te to areg regulate the tm grata grain they consume eo naume if a protein hay bay la is not available and it Is W soury to feed food them on prairie haj he or staw about of a pound of lh ua aeed ad meal or cottonseed meal should make milk a good substitute i in with lamba lambs la in the cornfields aalt salt bat ha been beon used aed aatto fae dortly aa as s a mineral auppl ementE IL 1 marynard Ua rynard colorado Colors do state Erpert meat elation station many stock owners gel get B better etter sires diplomas Diplo maa wro 4 ky by the th kubira states of wide distribution of sign pure bred sires exclusively used oa on this fanala now being made by the united states department of agriculture la in operating cooperating co states in connection with their better ares better stock ae at tI VItIaL molly of the sips are be ing distributed to persona persons who already have enrolled in the organized plan for ure tire stock improvement ImproTe ment through better alrea sires but requests pre are 1 alao also being received from penona persons who have been the sign and wish to qualify quality for it to department records re corda more than live stock ownen owners in the country are art now known to be pure bred alrea sires for all al closets of live 11 stock kept these persona persons bare agreed also to follow methods leading to further improvement t life of ewe the commercial life of a breeding ewe la is alx six to eight years depending oa on type of sheep range feed care ore etc em the first lamb la Is dropped when rhen the ewe two la is about two years of age AM FOW to six more are gotten before the aal animal la is dIscar discarded dK mules from native maree marol mules may be raised rafted from naura marea mares provided pro tided the barea can be b worked at the same time it doe does not w however W 0 o keep tae the MM jer me of n |