Show PROFITS IN BREEDING EWES EE v i jr r 3 r c Should Select Animals dG W th Solid Mouth and nd IG cd Ud lid ders-Avold ders Avold ld the Old Ones By Dr PROF PROP HOW HOWARD AnD Missouri 1 College of Agriculture More or profits have been made from 1 breeding ewes than from most other classes of livo hivo stock In the last few years rears The present scarcity an and high price of cattle and feeder lambs Iambs make male them more do doubtful sources of or profit at this time Practically all breeding ewes on the tho market now aro arc western eweS ewes Among this class ewes of Merino 1 blood pre pre- dom dominate nate These ewes ewes will from tt t t A Southdown Sheep 85 to to pounds and ana shear 5 to 7 rounds pounds of wool About or of them can be put in an n ordinary stock stoc car The beginner should buy ewes with solid mouths and good udders Experienced Experienced Ex Experienced Ex- Ex frequently succeed suc sue coed with ewes with loose and broken teeth but for f r the novice it t is not advisable advisable ad ad- to try the extremely old ld ewe ewes Western ewes will raise good spring lambs when mated with rams of good I mutton type A vigorous strong yearling year year- yearling ling hing ram should serve 35 to 40 ewes A list fist of Missouri l breeders who have rams lams for sale can be secured from the department of animal husbandry Uni Uni- of Missouri Columbia Mo |