Virginia's Top Sheep Breeder Gives Success Tips W. D. McNiel. Lee county farm er, lias been named the winner of i lie 1952. "returns-pei -ewe" con test—a program sponsored by the Virginia Purebred Sheep Breeders Association and the VPI Agricul tural Extension Service to encour age profitable sheep breeding in the state. McNiel reported an average re turn of $47.23 each on 21 ewes and a 133 per cent lamb crop. He receives a $35 prize. The formula lor McNiel’s suc cess with sheep as setn by the as sistant Lee county abent. George A. Lee -"good breeding, excellent management, and top quality pasture even when lhere is snow on the ground.’’ McNiel himself says, "We think our success with sheep is due to our feeding and pasture program. We have 33 acres of ladino orchard grass we use with the sheep and about 25 head of eat 1 tie. rotating the sheep fron. one field to another about once a month. About the first of July we turn them into a new field witli the ram. "The ewes are turned on rye pasture as soon as the grass is gone and stay out until the first lamb drops. Then we put them in the barn every night, feeding about 1 j bushel of crushed corn each morning and night. I also • put a box of free-choice minerals

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