Show A HL AN r M r SOME advantages IN RAISING SHEEP farmers are becoming interested in I 1 raising sheep as a profitable undertaking one of the first problems that cornea comes up before the farmer who Is interested in the proposition to Is the tha advantages and disadvantages of sleep there are several advantages lu in raising sheep and with a little care most of the disadvantages can be overcome in general sheep raising will pay provided the sheep are given proper attention says L V starky chief of the animal husbandry division at clemson college who gives below some of the advantages and disadvantages that the tha fa fanner may expect to find in sheep the outstanding advantage of the tha sheep industry Is that they require less grain than any other class clasa of live stock this does not mean that sheep con can get along without feed there aro are times when they must have plenty of feed A good grado grade of legume hay la Is one of the most satisfactory feeds sheep will consume about 00 per cerit cent of tile the weeds and hushes grown in the ordinary pasture in tills way they make the pastures better th they also spread their manure over t the he parts of tile the pastures which need it roost most they seem to like to occupy the he spots which are too poor to grow grass there are two money crops the tombs lamba and the wool it Is often tho the case that the wool will pay for the feed and the lambs are clear profit it if the lamba come early they will bring a good price on the market diseases parasites and dogs doga are the three drawbacks to the sheep industry diseases and parasites may be controlled to a certain extent by i changing pastures pas turea frequently it if sheep are brought up into a lot at nights dogs are not likely to bother them dogs very seldom attack sheep la in the day time |