Show a ui I 1 HAVING SUCCESS RAISING SHEEP var too DO many any farni flocks ot at sheep in illinois oli find other states tire nrc too in ill tile tie opinion of NV 0 laik lade in ili charge of tile the sheep liu jiu handry division of the college of agriculture university of illinois the itu number niber of owes ewes in ill suet such blocks Is too senall to tile lie flock alock till 1111 economical unit from froin the standpoint ot providing the of lambs hlll dodl tile the use ilse of labor or the purchase liase of good pure ared sires one of tile most alost of these Is the lie after A rood good vigorous ruin rain way be used with will no 50 ewes assuming suming ks that ills initial cost was 50 0 rind and lie its gets 75 irinus each year for two yours years tile lie 1 alro ire charge Is about 33 83 conta cents 4 lamb tile the of ewes to IR 15 till and one have the slue sire charge trebled or else use ilse a rinn rain of enuch inferior ch character arneter surveys in various states indicate essentially ill lif same tiling filing regarding renai dang la labor or A flock of ria 50 to ewes Is 18 more in ili labor usage a lock flock of 0 s similar advantages may inay tic be shown flown in fin favor or of tile larger flock in the lie use of equipment nod in ili the lock flock of I 1 FA to eves Is worth giving requIre tt attention use of good crop rotations mr in which le legumes laguines guines are given it a Is another elet element tient in the handling of a farril farm hock flock of sheep Par I 1 ii who nm aru riot not using it a good crop rotation in colli connection leCtiOn with theft live stock enterprises probably are feeding rations that tire are defective in some respects is certain of these de frets of cour course se may be eliminated ili by buying feeds riot not produced on oil the farm but tills this need not be done if attention Is given to tile the first fundamental in ili managing laging live stock on farms barnis a good cropping system sheep raising may inny ile be successfully carried on oil in ili connection with good fa farming practice as the crops which tire are so well suited to combining in good rotations are so frequently highly suitable for sheep feeding in ili tills this connection it Is doubtful if any other single group contribute so satisfactorily to sheep production as do tile the legumes alfalfa clovers and S soy oy beins beans |