Show beep FEEDING LAMBS FAVORED young animals are ready quicker and weigh more three fourths of the annual income from elices raising may be realized front from tho the lambs if they are handled properly and creep fed says S F itus ilus sell bell of tho the missouri college of agriculture it Is because of this fact that the college has hag developed the missouri plan of sheep movement which has for its goal the pi production of mar ket iet topping lamba the plan Is being followed intensively in northeast missouri in this section of the state including 22 counties there are licad head of sheep this is nearly one half of the total number in fit missouri and head more than lu in the entire state of tennessee the major portion of income from these nocks flocks Is fron from the lie production of market lambs during the same period wool has sold at 35 to 40 cents a pound and returned about 3 per fleece A comparison of these two sources of income from sheep raising shows the importance of developing the limb lamb industry one essential that will help to produce top lambs Is creep feed feeding ing A desirable grain mixture to start lambs Is one consisting of two parts cracked corn mhd one part aart bran when lambs are about two months old reduce gradually the bran content of the ration until it Is 13 eliminated and food feed six parts shelled corn to one part pen pea sized linseed oll oil meat meal until lambs are marketed here tire are six reasons why creep feeding pays 1 lambs will be ready for market two weeks sooner and will weigh ove five to ten pounds more per head 2 they will shrink less in shipping 3 fewer culls will be produced 4 they will dress a higher percentage 6 5 they will bring more dollars to the producer because fat lambs are in greatest demand 0 they will make more economical use of the grain they consume than at any other time during their lives in creep feeding lambs cambs the following essentials should be carefully observed 1 put creep if possible in where sun shines 2 have your creep ready for use by the time first lambs are two weeks old 3 keep troughs clean 4 feed all lambs will eat 5 dont stop the grain when the ewes are turned on grass |