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Show Sheep and the Koot Crop. Reports from England as to the last year's crop of sheep give some indication indica-tion as to the extent the English depend de-pend on the root crops for the feeding feed-ing of their sheep. The writers on the sheep situation of last year say that one of the difficulties the sheep men had to contend with was the shortage of the turnip crop, this shortage amounting to not less than 2'2 tons per acre. In some of the districts it was not less than 7 tons per acre short. What American farmer would figure the turnip crop as one of the important factors in the successful management of the flock? English mutton is noted for its fine quality, and it is doubtful If better mutton is made anywhere. To what extent is this due to the extensive exten-sive use of turnips in feeding? It seems likely that our own farmers are neglecting neg-lecting a food that is especially adapted adapt-ed to the use of sheep. |