Show GETS EWES THROUGH WINTER something more than simple ration necessary to secure strong lambs in spring it Is possible to carry breeding ewes through the winter on a single ration of corn silage clover or alfalfa hay but to produce strong lambs of good condition and have the ewes give sufficient milk sAm something ething more aba than a simple ration must be fed it if corn silage of good quality with a heavy yield of grain Is fed along with clover hay good results should be secured advises the animal bus husbandry section of the iowa experiment station it if only a limited amount of grain Is fed four to six sir weeks before lambing however if the amount of grain la in the silage Is small it will be advisable to feed one half to one pound a day of grain mixture of corn and oats in addition to what silage and hay the ewes will eat for a somewhat longer period |