Show More Lambs Lambs' If Ewes ves Well Dell Fed FedE E Extra tra Ration in Breeding Season Is Treatment in Big Favor Prepared by the t l D Department if of Agriculture t Not 11 only has science been blen able to milk tn two o blades I o of praM grass prow grow where but one on grew il before but It Is 11 now able to 10 indue ewes ewe to drop n 0 larger lar of ct twin lambs feel l 1 ut ul the breeding caron praton Is 18 the treatment thru that produces the n additional lambs lamb TI lis statement comes COUll'S from frum tI the tle e United States I Department of ot Agriculture lure ture whose sheep specialists have hn been nt sit work on the IiiI problem fur the pu put past t years pars The Tte rr results of or lr work Ik show that liberal fretting feeding ju just Jurt nod and during durin the till breeding sea sea- fun Fn i nr known t ne flu h hlll has cl rh n n n a larger lamer r number of or twins the pcr percentage of hl his varied f from m year t to In year Car the 0 tI bar l t tn n than 1 15 HI lambs lambs' per Km hill hillegos ewes egos II II for fr the ewes than for lot lots which did dij id not receive this extra feed Supplementary Feed A study has Ims 11 been ln made of or the Ihl corn com e value of a supplementary lira grain I n ration und nod of fr extra quality II pas pasture ture lure for tor furnishing this extra f fled pr Very lit little tip difference re was found In the lambing 8 of ewes flushed b by these two t methods s. s However It Is cheaper to supply the additional addi- addi feed In the form of extra quality quality ity lIy pasture 1110 pasture be sufficiently luxuriant to cause the ewes to gain rapidly Seasons sometimes occur however In which pastures pasture l are l too short for tor this purpose In to inch uch aea e i a sons Ion It In is advisable ad for tor farmers farmer to to- give Jive the flock a supplementary grain allowance of from one half to one and one half pounds per head dally daffy the the amount depending upon open the ld size of the th sheep and the tile amount and quality of the green green feed reed available Mixed drain Ration A A mixed grata ration consisting of fir equal fl putt parts by weight I I It of corn orn and aud oats oatH h has hag I been found tUDd a satisfactory ration for purpose e. e Forage crops such us as soy My beaus beam cowpeas sweet clover elmer to nj 1 In sections where they iiii can b be uses used for pasture maker make Ill satisfactory pasture crops on OD which to flush ewes l' grass pasture Is also excellent Although ewes gain readily on In young tender clover love much dim dim- catty has hns been experienced In getting them thew to breed while this on type of past pasture ure |