Richfield Reaper | 1913-11-27 | Page 3 | Fatten Sheep for Market

FATTEN SHEEP FOR MARKET cull animals can be prepared early in season by turning them into rape field as pasture all old and such oung ewes as the owner does not desire to keep should be culled out to fatten a short time before the ram is turned in alth the breeding ewes the cull sheep can be fattened earlier in the season by turn ing them into a rape field as pasture but it if you put off too late special fee food d is required in purebred pure bred flocks he ewes are often kept until they dla die of old age as their lambs are north more than they are but in a gradei graded flock it does riot not pay to keep heep ewes that do not haie sound mouths an old ewe is lakel to prove tor ter in selecting rams the aim should be to select those that are arc strong in tho the points in which the ewes eves are weak N I 1 V t V g prize winning dorset for instance ewes eves that hive have an open coat and are narrow breasted should be bred to rams that are strong on those points by this method a ery cry uniform flock can be established in a very few years it is a good idea to turn tho the ram with the ewes eves in the evening after he has been fed and take him out in the morning bea before or e being fed A rim ram should bp b well vell fed bran oats roots of vegetables ege tables make maka a good ration with clover as rough age