Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18

business. Have seven head Of yeaxling
ewes and three lambs. and will seon
get two ewes and three lambs more.
the latter registered Shropshires. The
ones ! now have are infested with
ticks. Can ! exterminate the ticks.
and how? VIII the ticks get a
start in the pasture and trouble ia after
years IL turn TO pasture before get
rid OF themg These are the first sheep
! ever owned. and | will be pleased to
have you give an article telling how 10
run my flock TO success. The seven
ewes now have are grade Shropshires.
as are their lambs. / want to aecumu-
late a flock Of so to 100 head. finally all
TO be pure-bloods. How can / manage
them 10 secure the most profit?" Max
ing inquiries to get a right start Is an
earnest that you love sheep and guar
antee OF success. To get rid OF ticks
when you sheer the ewes In the spring.
dip both ewes and lambs In any OF the
dips on the market. 1t pays well TO
dip all sheep, both spring and fall.
Ticks will not infest pasture field.
they are unlike the seah insect about
that, and several species Of the inter-
nal parasites. You have selected your
breed; now use none but pure-bred
shropshire rams. and change every
season for rams not OF family relation
ship. think sheep more sensitive 10
bad effects OF inbreeding than any
other domestic animals. saw flock
that had been bred in-and-in for four
reasons and about half Of the last crop
4 lambs were idiots. Observe these
nles few years and all OF your flock
Will be strong and vigorous pure
bloods. You have sheep OF English
blood and for best success you should
give them English care. II you do not
they will deteriorate This care
means good pasturase In summer, and
cultivated sueculenee, like rape, for
droughty weather in late summer and
saH- There is no doubt but that rape
8 valuable addition To fodder paints
sor sheep In this country. For winter
feed clover hay is best: but as sheep
Ike variety. some other kind Of hay
corn fodder and straw may be aIterna-
ted with II. Some kind OF succuIent
feed in winter is almost q necessity for
the English breeds: and it Is better
for ali other breeds than dry feeds
alone. For sueculenee. either corn
siiags, beats or turnips win answer;
but preferably all three, for variety. Al
very little grain Of any kind Is fed In
winter. Sheep should have access to
salt every day in the year. Salt Is q
great worm preventative, and goes far
as a remedy. Never pasture sheep on
low wet ground. nor where they can
get stagnant water to drink. Their
drinking water 10 be pure, and SO situ-
ated that they can get ii without vet
ting their feet They are about as
afraid OF this a. they are Of a dog.
Who ever saw sheep wade into water
TO drink, as other animals do? Wet
feet tends to cause hoof-ail In sheep
and they know II instinetiyely and
avoid stepping into water when posi-
bic. sheep Of English blood should be
housed from very cold weather and
from all severe storms Their wool
is not greasy to aid in shedding rain.
their fleece vets through easily. and
Win THIS WEI lues must feel like q
man with a wet oyercoat on. Male
lambs are 70 be castrated when two or
three days Of ege They feel Ii less
then than latsS. a few days after this
their tails cag be amputated. II both
are done at the same time the shock
10 greater Nov that You are com
mencing the Business. trust you wiz
resolve to have your flock tame and do
Gle. Have them as the Holy Writ
says: Ny sheep know my voice and
they follow me-" Nothing Is said IN
the Bible about driving sheep: ret Ia
this country. as In no other, 1t ID nearly
all drive, drive" II Ii the nature II
sheep to follow. Driving worries them.
and worried sheep lose flesh. The
. greatest proof Of a person being d quail
flied shepherd Is, that his sheep heed
his voice and follow him This II cas-
lly accomplished. Bring Up a eosset
lamb or two; or teach two Or three to
drink milk when running With their
dams.