Show RIGHT IGHT CARE OF r BREEDI BREEDING C EWES Should Be in Thrifty Condition Con Con- to Produce Most Profitable Lambs LITTLE GRAIN IS NECESSARY Mixture ture of Corn Oats and Bran Is Satisfactory Sat When Flock Is Rather Thin In Condition Exercise Condition Exercise Is Important are urged to see that theIr bre breeding breading ewes are receiving the proper proper per kind of attention at this time order to produce the most profitable ambs The ewes should be In good condition imbS Not Much Grain Needed It is not necessary to feed a large Amount of grain to breeding ewes WhIch are receiving good clean mixed over Hover ver and timothy hay clover hay or Alfalfa Where bright corn fodder isaa Is aa In conjunction with some I. I numinous feed very ery good results can be lie obtained from feeding what the des ves 5 will clean up nicely In the mid mid- tile dIe of the day at one feed When tr the Ue e feeding breedIng flock Is a little thin In coo con ton con a grain mixture of equal parts of corn oats and bran by weight fed If Iff f kP k- k m J P a c cN N w SrM i Adequate Adequate quate Winter Protection Is Afford Afford- E Tec ed by Inexpensive Open Sheds it he rate of one-fourth one to one one halt half f lund per head dally daily will be found m most Bost St satisfactory and will Increase the profits as the ewes will be be better mothers pothers and better when the theIl Il lambs come Provide Dry Quarters f It Is not necessary to provide close quarters Barters for the breeding flock accord accord- Ing hg n to United States Department of Agriculture specialists They should ti kept in a clean dry place which Is iry overhead and ind underfoot and free freem from m drafts Plenty of exercise Is Important and the breeding ewes uld be out every clear day Where gages forages are are fed and winter pastures ire not not ot available it will be found b beneal bene- bene neal ne- ne dal al al to spread the forage over the theand wind and nd some distance from the shed the ewes feed back and forth er r It they will thus gain plenty of The Rio flock which Js is In good thrifty properly housed and proper- proper r f fed d and receives adequate exercise n lamb out much better and will wille use nse e the shepherd far less difficulty |