Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-05-08

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mother. From her the lamb ss,s /. ns
JUGS the most important. the ma,
u'spehsabie part OF his food -.
sesss the crude. raw food stnfrs 4, z
large stomach and prepares ~ Ut
ssn.ra.ed. easily digested n uer,ss,
mothers milk. In the abundance 49,
regularity OF this supply Of min ~
pends your hopes OF good lambs w..
feed the mother generously. !,
the food must be of the right sor, ~ y
turned readily into milk. and IN
brings US 10 consider what min i.
MADE OF and why. Not 10 "a snacise.
ally into details. the milk Is ysrv ~
IN ~nitrogenous materials, In wha, -
call protein. This protein il ,he 80,
ina muscle and brain-stun ane nerve.
stun aud blood Is made OF. Ii 1. e.a,,s
~ what the young animal needs +,
make his frame grow and build I'm ~
young tissues. Now 10 prcanea M,
MIX In abundance the eve .,ns, 1.
fed foods that have in them the -
ments OF milk. They must be foos.
tina are somewhat rich in protein q,
course. there Is FAT In milk. and ~
animal system burns a good Ieal !,
earooii. 50 We don't want a f0os ~.
from the starchy principles mar -
made Of carbon; yes. for milk proaue.
hon. you do need = greater properties
~ protein TO starchy food or fat-forr,.
shs than II you were fa,teninv
the mother. This bars out the lnr,s
use Of corn In the diet. Corn win nat
MAKE milk satisfactorily, no matter n
Mhai amounts il be fed. have tried Il
py keeping ewes on full diet Of com.
With clover hay. too. but the lambs aid
not generally thrive. did q, sxpse,
them 10 thrive. l Nas fattening ina,
mothers for sale. NOW there are anx
number Of combinations u foods ia,
viii be good Tor the eve. but xs xlu
consider ~hal il easiest and cheapest
70 you. MLx up The follnwlng fixture.
~ weight: 100 tba. eornusal. 100 ia
wheat bran. IS lbs. ~uilnaeal: shovel il
over until weil mixed. then give ths
ewes a little Of II. Each dag Increase
the amount thar you give them un,l
they have all that they viii cal: thea
would make q sell. feeder. II 1 sxss
you. and lot them run / IL al the tine:
they like 70 eat little and ofisn: tleg
will no, cat too much while sucking
Their lambs after onca accustomed 70
y. y - true that they viii rapidly
gain In neah sometimes nhsa fed this
ration. Well. II uos TOO valuable. kesg
~ the food tor 4 FcN weeks. ar lsn.
aftrr tbs lambs aEs sold and sell the
mothers too. NOV ghc lambs slli b
geittng shat milk their mothers ass
capable u gstting. yet they wIll sooa
Nant 70 he eating themselves. know
~ 70 batter food for them than this
Aafls mixture that / have ADVISED for
thc cpes i.st them have all that shsy
will cat of il. and they and iheis mosa.
era ailg uaut cluYeg bag ot the bsss.
and III abundance. loo. Have Il so that
the can all set II. has sol yet % Il
with tLr.r dirty littls isss. A Lamb .
u4urs dainty about bis eating than a
baby 70 have the lambs do their hssi
they mttel - allowed 10 eat Al Their
tabs. n q spyarats pen frpm tbs eNss.
~ that vLFuHysr thsy feel hungry
theirs will hc nothing to prevent their
eating Ia peace, There ought 70 -
plenty % sunlight. too. IN Shleh sbsT
Gnu 10 and RIssp. Some wsY o. other
you mtfat sec that they are perfectly
happy H1 fear. no disturbance. 40
awakening from sleep. no dog running
through theta. no hunger un2atlsaed,
no thtrR. a~na&saaged. II ID the happy
lamb that grows and causes your haak
account to grow. | think that lamns
that arc 10 spend their lives OF TIE
farm rather than coming to an early
death ali the butchers block viii heed
quits y different treatment from th'
one outlined above. | would not tsed
nearly SO trung. would ike the sns %
do her hest Ia milk -giyins. 6at ue
lamb had bsttur have bur llttIe e0sn. Y
any.