Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-08-18
SHEEP FEEDING EXPERIMENT.
TO Be CONDUCTED THIS YEAR

1VDE VVVUU(
DR.. Cross, veterinarian with the
STATE Agricultural College At Fort
Collins. arrived in Monte Vista
wednesday Of this week to make
preparations for an inportaat ex-
pertinent on sheep feeding which Il
to b conducted by the Pathology
section Of the Colorado Experiment
station.
This experiment b planned to de-
tsrmine whether the peas which are
fed the sheep In the San Luis val
Icy are responsible for the heavy
losses which have occurred from
time to time. And II the peas are
found to be responsible. experiments
will be made to discover = safe
method to utilize the peas for sheep
food. taH
Sheep feeding IL an important in
Austry In this locality. and II the
experiments to be conducted succeed
In determining the value Of peas a.
food for sheep. It will be OF inestim-
able value to the valley feeders.
DR.. Gross plans to buy IS acres Of
peas for the feeding experiment and
offered $40 per acre for the crop.
An experiment with sheep feeding
was made last year. and while II
proved successful from 4 financial
standpoint. It did not prove 4 COM
piete success in discovering the
cause Of sheep losses.
Following 10 an outline OF the
plans for the feeding experiment:
METHOD
Purchase SOC medium sized lambs
and divide into five lots Of 100 each.
vaccinating one half Of each lot
with hemorrhagic septicemia vac.
cine. furnished BY the Experiment
Station and marking the animals Tor
identification.
LOT NO. 1 ---
Fence Oft - acres Of psss and
turn the lee lambs into Il. furnish-
lag oaly such shelter - 10 nsces.
cary 70 protect from storms.
LOT NO. }
Mark Oft 20 acres Of psas and
herd the lee iambs. starting In very
gradually and finally getting them
on fuil feed. Start In By giving the
lanbs five minutes on the peas Ia
the forenoon and - much more In
the afternoon. C0atinss this for
three days. Thea give 10 minutes
during each half cay for three days.
Is minutss tor three days. - 1nin.
stss for tArss days. Is minutes for
three days. - minutes Tor three
days. and eoatiass the sane rate OF
Increase sntil lambs are o. fall fssd.
TIE sheep sAouiA rua o. pasture
laaA (aifalfa stsbbis. etc., wAsa
not Oh the psas. exesDt at nisht
when they shesl1 b Dst IL The
corral.
LOT NO.
Mark of Is acres OF Deas, eoi-
lowing the same system Of AseAins
- lot No. :. Arraass tsougAs Tor
feeding sroaaA harley. sesrsias u
very gradually at first With jsse .
speiakls. hcrsasiAs daily satil at
the cad Of two weeks the ratioa
vtil - not % sxcssd y posaA pSf
isob PER day. Al The ed Of one
meath the lanbs shoulA ~ o. fall
fesl rseeivtns from I 70 I \ pounds
Of barley pse lanb pr day.
LOT NO. Z
Piaes the lanbs In corral aad ar.
ssAgs paaasis % that alfalfa hay
viii at all tinss ~ bsfors them.
yssA barley following he ssas
system - u Lot No. ..
LOT n. 8
Harvest - acres OF Dees aboue
August 18th. aaA place II sack.
Arrsase paasls for tssains. vssA
seaeksA Dsas - ths satirs ration.
gtviag I'll that will - elsansA -.
kesD laatf II psas tAseasAest e.
Dogi0oue.
AARANoDMBatT1
a, ,Dlses dseslA - ss,ssts1. V
Dess1bje vhsso lanbs have 1tel dsr.
iaS Desvteas ysass. TAseo sAesA
- aeseas - seales. Dsas. al1alfa.
- veel - Vsooes vatsgiag tAs1,1ejoA
CONDUCT OF 0Xp03l00)e1
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1aya uasA ~ ahsaA - vstgAs1
- ~ e9oselDeat, votghe1 aboas
- 1ayB 80 ve1gAe1 ess. Aaeussss
rseee1s q $3.50 sAssil - tsDt 80
ali ooo1 seat1s welgAe1 whese eeos-
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