Agriculture for beginners . Fig. 251. HoLSTEiN Cow the quantity and quality of milk each cow gives you cantell which are profitable to raise from and which are not.(5) Good food, clean water, kindness, and care are necessaryto successful cattle-raising. The ownership of a well-bred animal usually arouses somuch pride in the owner that the animal receives all thecare that it merits. The watchful care given to such an ani-mal leads to more thought of the other animals on the farm,and often brings about the upbuilding of an entire herd. 276 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS SECTION LV. SHEEP The sheep wa
Agriculture for beginners . Fig. 251. HoLSTEiN Cow the quantity and quality of milk each cow gives you cantell which are profitable to raise from and which are not.(5) Good food, clean water, kindness, and care are necessaryto successful cattle-raising. The ownership of a well-bred animal usually arouses somuch pride in the owner that the animal receives all thecare that it merits. The watchful care given to such an ani-mal leads to more thought of the other animals on the farm,and often brings about the upbuilding of an entire herd. 276 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS SECTION LV. SHEEP The sheep was perhaps the first animal domesticated byman, and to-day the domesticated sheep is found whereverman hves. It is found domesticated or wild m almost evetyclimate, and finds means to thrive where other animals canscarcely live ; it pro\ides man with meat and clothing, and isone of the most profitable and most easilv cared-for of Fig. A \ Sheep increase so rapidly, mature at such an early age,and have flesh so wholesome for food that nearly eveiy- farmshould have its flock. Another consideration that may beurged in favor of sheep-raising is that sheep improve theland on which they are pastured. Sheep are docile and easily handled, and they five on agreater diversit} of food and require less grain than any otherkind of Hve stock. In mixed farming there is enough foodwasted on most farms to maintain a small flock of sHeep.
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