. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 392 MANUAL OF FABM ANIMALS creep should be provided. This " creep " consists of a little pen with openings so small that the lambs may pass in and out at will, but through which the sheep cannot pass. These openings may be made of vertical slats placed seven inches apart, and the edges of the slats rounded. These must be conveniently placed for the lambs or they will fail to find them, as the young lamb is largely a victim
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 392 MANUAL OF FABM ANIMALS creep should be provided. This " creep " consists of a little pen with openings so small that the lambs may pass in and out at will, but through which the sheep cannot pass. These openings may be made of vertical slats placed seven inches apart, and the edges of the slats rounded. These must be conveniently placed for the lambs or they will fail to find them, as the young lamb is largely a victim of circumstances. The grain boxes within the creep should be flat-bottomed and placed rather low. The first feed put into the trough may be wheat bran, to which has been added a little brown sugar. At first it may be necessary to aid the lambs by placing some of this mixture on their lips. The troughs. Fig. 128. — Champion Shropshiee Ewes. An almost perfect flock. Owned by Dr. G. H. Davison, Millbrook, N. Y. must be cleaned daily and the food kept fresh. After the lambs have learned to eat grain, the following mixtures should be used: 50 parts of cracked corn, 50 parts of wheat bran, and 10 parts of oil meal, coarse ground. This may be varied by adding oats, barley, or gluten feed as circumstances demand. A fresh sup- ply should be provided each day. Lambs thus cared for should grow rapidly and fatten at the same time, so that by the time they are ten to twelve weeks of age they will weigh from 50 to 60 pounds, when they should be slaughtered. The most desirable weights vary somewhat on the different markets, and the owner. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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