The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-17

John Howat. at the Iowa State
Farmers Institute. spoke on the breed
ing and care Of sheep. In part he
said.
In breeding sheep the first necessity
Is a knowledge Of conditions and an
understanding Of what market demand
you want to meet. If you expect 70 90
into business as a breeder Of hne stock
20 supply the market for breeders tnen
you need the best there Is 70 be had
al reasonable figures. II you expect %
raise TAT lambs for the market, then
you may be satisfied to get your e1-
perience with common sheep. Coca
natives make a very satisfactory touh-
dati0n. But be sure and use a gooa
mutton ram Of known family Afoia
buying q cheap ram. We have seen
men pay $500 for a bull and $40 70 w
for a boar pig. and IS for a ram lhe
longer the leg. the poorer the WOOL
the more mongrel the appearance, ne
better be suited. We have never seen
the arguments for breeding 70 soo1
stock SO thoroughly fortified as -
breeding a half hundred native ewes 70
a Shropshire ram and having every
lamb bearing on It's face the image ol
Its sire.
viii say that In personal expert
enos the April lamb Is the lamp 'ol
Iowa conditions. The early lamb needs
too much feed before the grass comes
and the late lamb gets the stomach
worm and the hot weather. Breeding
sheep Is a simple matter, but caring
for them Is different They need tns
closest watching.
Ia building sheep barns or Sheds y,
always have the doors Ia the ends Ano
never less than eight feet wide. aheel
are the most gentle and docile animals
on earth and yet are ,ne biggest iool'
ln creation. Il makes no dinefehe'
how well FED and cared for they may o'
they will wedge themselves IN door,
way or a gate and strain and pull ah'
cause abortion. We have never been
able 20 60 through a season without
some cases OF abortion. especially II
Young ewes.
We rarely shut our breeding ewes u
the she'd. except AZ lamhlng time
UAless the wind blows hard the coldes'
nights viii ind the bulk Of the noel
IN the open yards Avoid close SHEDS
sheep must have an abundance ot ar
II man viii 60 into a close she'
where a flock Of sheep has been penne'
over night. the stencil vii aim9s
sickcu him. Even IN the open yards
f I'M moist muegy. heavy weather m
smell Is foul Fresh air IS the nrs
great requisite.
In going around among your sheep
40 quietly. don't hustle things an'
make them jump and run. We oftei
30 through our sheer With q lantern
and scarce a shee.l ot1 pl iis feet pu
ia stranger be AL as theJ get On thei
feot with a bound We have IAN
among them b. the hour. watchinl
iamhing ewes. but q quick moFemen
Z viii get them up IN an Instant IN
y iamhing season Is a delicate time VII
the shepherd. Where q is possible
Is profitable 10 have some one VIII
them an the time. especially at night
Z Lambs are apt 20 come at al hours
We have heard men say az STOCK
breeders meetings that sheep we're SAT
from 30 p. n. tll 4 a. d.. but we ha'
10 confess we have never Ia our eA
! perienoe had the pleasure Of handlin
sheep possessed Of such capabilities o
good manners We have sometime
thought that daybreak was the mos
popular time with the ewes. but we sc
experiences that conhrm as In o.
opinion that a eve drops her lam
whenever she gets ready. On one %
casion We had seventeen lambs droppe
between the hours 81 y midnight an
1880 a. m.
When the lamb Is dropped Z Is nei
essary to see that the eve milks freely
A black. stringy matter Oils the teat
and in many cascs the lamb cann1
start the milk. u should then pc don
hy hand. The long ends and tags q
ne wool surrounding the udder shoul
be clipped so the lamb won't SET thei
In is mouth. We Jet our lambs "a
with the ewes till August, when the
are Wclnod.