| Show LIVE im pro C ic 10 1 1 CREEP FEEDING LAMBS FAVORED young animals are ready quicker and weigh more three fourths of the annual income from sheep raising rny may be realized from the 04 lambs if they are ard handled properly hn and d creep fed sais says S F itus ilus se sell of the missouri college of agriculture I 1 it t Is because ec an se of tills this fact that the college has d developed ev eloped the missouri glnn of sheep ma movement which has borits for its goal the production of mar ket topping lambs lamba the plan Is being followed intensively in northeast missouri in this section of the state including 22 counties there are head of 01 sheep this la Is nearly one half of the total number an missouri and head bead more than in the entire state of tennessee the major portion of income from these flocks I 1 Is from the production of market lambs during the same period wool has sold gold 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 lamb industry one essential that will help to produce top lambs Is creep feeding A desirable grain mixture to start lambs js Is one consisting of two parts cracked cornand corn and one part bran when lambs lamba are about two months old reduce gradually the bran content of the ration until I 1 it Is 1 eliminated and feed six parts shelled corn to one part pea sized unseen linseed oil meal until lambs are marketed ar e e here are six reasons why creep feeding pays nays 1 lambs will be ready for r market two weeks sooner and will weigh 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 5 tjien will bring more dollars to the producer because fat lambs tire are i in greatest demand 0 they will make more economical use odthe of the grain they consume than at any other time during their lives in creep feeding lambs the following essentials should be carefully ob served 1 I 1 put creep if possible in shad where sun shines 2 have your creep ready for use by the time first lambs lamba are two weeks old 3 keep troughs clean 4 feed all lambs will eat 5 dont stop the grain when the ewes eres are turned on grass |
