Show P nations i illon lloil isit isi t prepare them for dearia Dr aria I 1 the feeds available ail etile for fear feeding sheep on oil the western tarns farris fire mainly corn and anal corn fodder oats and clover liny with tho the rAili tion in somo some sections of liar bar ley in others rye others bran ard arad shorts anil and in still others oili neni ncr th teni temptation pta of for farmers luers will ba to fecal sheep entirely on oil corn to give them all they will eat allowing something to remain over in the trough as they do with L hogs an anil 1 I cattle but bet in this they will v ul make a 1 serious mistake they will also bo be tempted to feed for long periods aud in ii this they will maka another ant rither ini mistake take corn is too highly carbonaceous and hence too heating in its character and while it is the most available avail ablo feed it some DOM coolin cooling aud and laxative coarse food and for this thero is nothing better thiu than clover liay hay sheep beep silo ILI have I 1 avo a ration of front frodi to lg 16 in wl which aich I 1 represents tile tho al I 1 and the higher figero tho the carbohydrates bo tho the simplest lation that could be made and i which aich in the case of yearling would be very nearly right would be faur pounds of clover hay to one round of shelled corn com thi would give g ivo a ration of I 1 G 3 which would be about the amount of liay hay and gram grain ehst t a full gro row n sheep would consume in ili one lay day A better ration bation than the tha above for one sheep two da is or for two sheep one day would be eight pounds of clover liny one pound shelled corn and ore air e pound of oats would give a ratio of 1006 A still closer ration for C throe tree sheep one day or zor for one sheep three days s would bo be tv twelve ore rounds of clover hay one pound of eliel shelled led corn one pound of oats oat as sad and one pound of bra bran nn which would give a ratio of another ration fa for r f lort ou T sheep ono ona day or ono one sheep four days world bo pounds of clo clover hay ono lf ct corn com ono one of oats one of bran hid one of or oil meal which would give giva a ratio of from this tho the reader who lias has el clover over bay hay rs as a basis can construct a lation that will trill be very nearly balanced from the matel material ial he has on hand it might lie bo stated in ia advance that tha nt sheep like variety of food but it hould be of a variety 4 to ca which they are accustomed and bunco very great ca caro ro should la 63 used in feeding oil meal it is also important not to get the sheep off their feed which can bo be very easily done alone by giving them too much corn com erd and cs as in ili the case of cattle rome two or three weeks should be taken to get the ike fattu fattening illig flock on full feed it is best to feed three times per day aril and to keep an eye to tile the weather in case of wet ivet an anil ani I muggy weather sheep often consume loss than in cold clear weather ther and the result will bo be that something will ba left in the tro troughs this should be cleaned out at once and no more feed given than they will eat cat up clean and with a vigorous appetite we doubt very much if it will pay to feed sheep all the grain they will eat for more aliar ix As Y weeks iowa hoines homestead Hon estead ead |