Show t 1 oJ t Y r i Sr HINTS FOR FARMERS J J r I Care of Ewes In Winter I I The breeding eW ewes e especially should bould I be compelled to exercise for tor It not only promotes their own good health but Insures In lur plenty of ot vitality and vigor In their lambs It Is preferable not to supply sup V f ply the breeding ewes with with- much grain aln during the winter period They Ther should be In fine One breeding condition after their r i summer and fall tall on the tho range and this may bo ho easily maintained by br a f lent and at nt the same Mme time nutritious I i ration mUon relatively free tree from tram fattening Ingredients t A generous supply of ot alt alfalfa and clover clo do- doTer ver Ter hay har supplemented with corn com silage 0 and such root crops n as rutabagas with an nn occasional feed tc-ed of ot cabbages will put the sheep In good d condition for tor lambing L- L time All such Buch heating beating feeds as oil all meal corn com rye barley arley and cottonseed r meal should hould be avoided for tor their extensive ex ez r yr use c in the ration usually results In undersized Iambs possessing low vitality vi vl Just about n a month before lambing lamb lug ing time n a little grain mn may be furnished furnish r ed to ewes in order to induce milk if flow how A mixture of ot one and a n half hatt y t a. a i r parts parti of Jt o oat oats and o one e part purt of ot bran brau Is fa I It far thiN excellent for purpose r rr r 1 y 1 f f f at aty Eggs Egg or o. No Eggs Ego I f Far Formers eIs Co of often orten ten won wonder er why Vh I. I their hens do 10 not lay lar In the winter wintertime time r t F My fr hens have hn good 00 1 warm houses and andr andt r 4 t I ei I 1 give ghe them the anie feed they always had There Is Just the point to be l noticed It IH is for tor the very reason you ri i i t feed them the same feed In winter that W i you do in summer Rummer that you dont don't get r. r 1 more eggs In summer the fowls t f. f f have free ran range e and will thrive very err well on one kind of grain such as corn r ci mr or or wheat for tor they can pick up BO so much food o d on on the tho range that It will counterbalance lt the one variety of grain 1 anC and tend to to make a balanced ration i s But Dut when fowls are confined to their houses bouses in winter there is not enough variety In one grain to make a bala balanced bal bal- a r nn anted ed ration and without that hens wont won't lay eggs They must have a variety va ye- Of t grains groins some meat find and some green food tood in order to make eggs In addition on to warm houses grit and w water Kansas Kansas Farmer |