Show ROUGHAGE FOR SHEEP legume 1 hays stand at forefront frd nt in feeding value not only Is timothy unpalatable to animals but it causes serious cases of constipation mui awn grain Is saved prepared by the united statsie stat department or of agriculture by using the right kind of at hay i ln in stead of grain sheep can be wint wintered arod successfully tully fully and much grain saved for other purposes sheep require less concentrated feed during the winter than other live stock it if they are in good condition at mhd beginning ot of t the he winter and if lamus are not expected before the spring pastures come on the ration Is to be advised legume hays stand at the forefront as a roughage for sheep no other hages approach them in feeding values the coarse stemmed hays like timothy red top and blue grass have very few leaves and therefore are poor sheep feeds hays having a large amount of timothy in them also are undesirable not only Is timothy unpalatable to the sheep but ii 11 causes serious cases of constipation the dry timothy heads work into the wool causing irritation to the skin lessening the value of the clip and making shearing difficult when timothy othy or other coarse stemmed hay Is 11 fed to sheep in winter quarters it becomes necessary to use some supplementary feed to keep the sheep in condition if any hay Is fed supplementary tary protein feed Is needed linseed meal Is good since in addition to furnishing protein it counteracts the constipating effect of timothy hay from one quarter to one halt half pound of linseed meal per ewe dally daily should be used depending on the size and condition of the animal and the other teed feed used in an experiment conducted at tile the missouri station and reported in bulletin no the relative values ot of clover and timothy hays for wintering ewes were determined fifteen ewes fed 29 pounds timothy hay and pounds grain per head dally lost 76 pounds each during the same time that another lot receiving the same weight of grain graid and clover hay gained 65 pounds the 14 ewes fed clover hay bay dropped 16 strong lambs while those fed timothy dropped 11 strong and 5 wak lambs the lambs from the ewes fed clover hay gained more rapidly during the first 30 days than did those from the ewes entes fed timothy hay bay |