Show EXCELLENT FOR SHEEP ALFALFA ALMOST IN DISPENSA BLE TO LIVE STOCK GROWER from comparative obscurity rity it has come into prominence during last ten or fifteen years for breeding animals ny by n J tho ill 0 up 0 of f alfalfa cannot be too Stron gl urged alth sheep either the or tock As the fri elliod of 0 farming has become bacome moro more and the open range ringa grows grois less each lear ear an acre of 0 alfalfa must ile be mide made to take the place ot of maus many of range pasture sheep being ruminants are ible able to a much more bulk fed than horses k breeding nock flock of sheep can lie be carried through the winter teri ter successfully NOVI but little grain in addition to alfalfa bay ha ordina baly the first cutting of 0 alfalfa Is not na as good for sheep as tile the second and third cuttings as it is usually coarse and ster sterria rim and sheep do not eat cat ahe dhe ahem M readily it Is about as safe to pasture old on alfalfa as it is cattle they e on it and mike make excellent cains but sheep bloat easie ard there is like to bo be a little lobo lobe from this source lambs can be pictured pastured on alfalfa inith but little danger of barial and the nay the grow on alfalfa Is a delight to the shepherd the should acier be put on the pasture nhen the are empty empt and hungar and it is always nell to allow them access to some dry teed feed and keep heep them oft off the alfalfa until the dew Is oft off ino ilso on damp d als ts A mixture of 0 alfalfa alt alfi andl brome brom grass egrass or alfalla alfalfa and or chard grass is a safer pasture than alfalfa alone A flock of exes enes and lambs can be grazed for i short time each day di on alfalfa mith but little dinger danger of an 71 1 ax I 1 1 1 51 g pure bred ewes eves wintered on alfalfa without grain IDS it if a lamb creep can be arranged aiom the sheep corral to an at al falfa pasture tho the lambs will aill soon learn nhat it Is intended tor for and will fiill do tir far better ou on it than it confined to a dry dri aard ard nel seeded alfalfa can lie pastured edth less dan danger ger of bloat than an olal field arlia ana the packing of the ground b the sheep passing oer it Is frequently a great benefit to the tha alf alalia ilia As a roughage for fattening sh sheep beep alfalfa hay has no equal and cases of 0 bloat train from tho the hav bay are exceedingly rare it can call bo be fed either dhole or cut and fed i ith grain mini mary prefer this method ot of feeding claiming thit that th it there is less vasto by b it in feeding experiments nothing has been found fur that equals alfalfa for fattening cheep in an experiment at uie the kansas station alfalfa arid and ili hii mere compared as rough ages in the test the grain i lation IN was as corn and cottonseed meal tor for both lots those recel receiving ilag alfalfa in ili made tin an average calli gain of pounds I 1 ier er head v hile the tha lot on prairie h 1 mide only rounds per head bead daily dail the alfalfa lot making almost twice as great gains the alfalfa seemed to gho the lambs a better appetite and they the v ere always read tor their grain and as soon as their grain mas iab cleaned up they iacre read readi for the alfalfa |