Show FARM K BALANCED RATION BEST F FOR OR SHEEP sheep need a well balanced ration the smile same as other kotlier turn farm animals ani ninis and one of the most rations that nil be fed Is that one which id 18 coil composed largely of lecul legume lie hay like clover alfalfa or soybean soy bean hay D S bell of the ohio exper experimental linen tal station told sheep men inen at the annual meeting of the state wool growers gr owera association recently that sheep will do hotter better on oil a ration which Is property properly supplied with a high reed feed was illustrated by onu one test at the experiment exi jeril ilent station where wide and narrow rations were comp compared tired those elves which wore were fed rations low lit in protein gave birth to puny lambs half of which died find and the others were off feed fee so that they could not be continued for it year on such a ration A man without legumes cannot lice keep slice its as producers mr air licit belt summarized lila his statement t on oil tile the value of clover and I 1 nd alfalfa liay hay timothy liay hay was described as particularly part leu poor for sheep feeding not so good even as oat straw lit in order to L keep cep down costs tile the speaker re recommended coill a limited allowance of corn silage or fodder the best form to supply the additional protein needed in the ration in this experts judgment Is through tile use of linseed meal ineal lind and for sheep lie ho prefers file lie pea iea size tho the meal ineal makes the alio troughs gummy guminy but if tills this form la is fell fed lie recommends that it be given on silage about a pound of linseed meal to six or seven pounds dounda of grain was recommended tho the stock ration at the experiment station Is three parts of corn three oliree p parts arts of oats oata and ono one part of linseed ineal no grains are arpi ground ind where till all silage was fed to ewes ecea at the experiment station the innabi i were of good size but very cry weak and flabby la lacking clIng in vitality even though the silage was supplemented cemented lemen ted with a good grain ration A third of a n pound of alfalfa dally per head made a wonderful difference the ration for breeding ewes mr bell further pointed out should be different from that for fattening lambs lainas as tile ewes should not become too tut fat at purdue university the the recommended fattening ration for lambs Is composed of klingm sll clover ilay hay corn find and cottonseed meal |