Show ECONOMICAL FEED FOR SHEEP I Alternating Pasturage Advised to Keep Plants Growing and Prevent Prevent Prevent Pre Pre- vent Stomach Worms Prepared by th the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of or Agriculture Because of ot the importance of economical economical economical eco eco- feeding in profitable sheep shepp raising the United States department of agriculture directs special attention to opportunities for growing forage crops as a feed for lambs and ewes I Early spring pasturages of wheat or orI orrye orrye I rye ma may be used at the start These provide succulent green feed appetizing I ing to the ewes cues and lambs turing however must be avoided when these crops are later to be used for tor grain groin Where it Is possible to keep the rye or wheat pasture about 1 to two inches high the lambs and ewes seem to relish reUsh it more and will consume larger amounts Oats and Canadian field peas may be sown together early In the spring at the rate of ot 1 13 bushels of ot field peas and 1 14 bushels of oats to the acre This crop should then be ready when it is time to take the flock fiock off orr the rye or wheat Rape another good forage crop ma mn mabe may maybe be sown at the rate of six fo to eight pounds an fin acre and will provide later pasturage following the oats and Canadian Canadian Canadian Ca Ca- nadian field pens peas In sections where soy beans and cowpeas cowpens grow satisfactorily satisfactorily they furnish an excellent ml midsummer midsummer mid mid- summer pasture If sowed owed later the they mal make e a good forage crop in late summer summer summer sum sum- mer and early fall faU When sown in corn they serve as an excellent supplement to the corn for fattening lambs If It pastured by alternating the grazing graz graz- grazing ing in different parts and not allowing any particular section to be too closely eaten a field of soy beans may be used for a considerable time When most of the leaves have been eaten it Is time timeto to move to a fresh portion of the field I so that the plants on the grazed part will have a chance to leaf again In InI some sec sections lons it may be desirable to I cut this growth and use It for hay especially es es- es when other leguminous hays are not available It is good practice to sow rape at atthe atthe atthe the last cultivation of ot corn The lambs can then be turned In the corn com field Inthe in inthe inthe the fall and will feed upon the lower leaves of the corn and rape and make I excellent gains Lambs not only make a n rapid and cheap gain on forages of this kind but buta a forage-crop forage system prevents to a ft large extent injury from stomach worms It has been demonstrated that by changing lambs every two weeks to ground not previously grazed that season season sea sea- son stomach worms can be effectively 1 z f y r rry 5 Sheep on Pasture controlled Since this condition exists ex ex- exists It is better to have the pastures of a convenient size so that the lambs and ewes will consume all the forage In a period of about two weeks and again be turned on a new pasture This does docs not allow the tho use of ot a second second sec sec- ond growth The ground can then be plowed and tf tt second crop seeded to afford orford later forage crops Where lambs are arc to go to market an aD effort should be made mado to get them oft oil carly early Lambs make the best and cheapest gains during the first four months of their lives A grain feed fed In a lamb creep arranged in the field will prove helpful in pushing the lambs along and keeping them In good condition This feed should consist A oa Acorn corn oats and bran Lambs should shoud be fed all but no more than they will clean up each day Never put cleo feed Into the trou trough h where old feed remains Lambs weighing 60 CO to 75 76 pound make the most desirable market offer in tag ing The reason reason reason-is is that lambs of ot title size dress out a desirable market c car carcass cass cars which can cnn be more readily handled handled han hair died by the butcher In meeting the thu demands demands de de- mands of his trade Heavier lambs Jambs do donot dolo 1 not sell Bell so readily and when supplies s are large there may be a small price pricer r J discrimination in favor of ot lambs J SO 80 pounds Growers will find that by following a system of ot forage crops for rotation of pasturage to prevent stomach worms and supplying grain feed In a lamb creep to keep the lambs gaining steadily larger profits can be realized I |