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Excerpt from Sheep Feeding and Farm Management This book is the result of an original investigation carried on by the author, covering a period of about four years. It is based on farm practices as they occur in the United States, - particularly in the Middle West, - and their relation to the feeding of sheep for market. Its purpose Is to furnish to those interested in the feeding of sheep for market, whether students or farmers, the information that will enable them to carry on the necessary operations profitably. The student desiring to inform himself regarding the most modern and profitable methods for buying, feeding, and marketing sheep, instinctively turns to the literature on the subject. Save for a few bulletins on experimental sheep feeding, he finds that the field has been practically untouched. He sees in our agricultural press frequent reports and comments that seem to point to this phase of farming as not only profitable but also sound, and advisable from the standpoint of the economical use of crops, the conservation of soil fertility, and the saving of labor. Naturally he desires a reliable and practical source of information on the subject. Hence to the student the author would commend these pages, trusting that in their study he will find the answers to his questions, and fact and plans that will aid him in his future farm operations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.