The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-30

$4,000 1890 49, 1890
bag (scrotum) /: press down over the
cut with finger and thumb when, Gf
lamb is properly heidi the testicles
will stick out upward, to be easily
drawn out by the thumb and finger
of the other hand, quickly. With
the swab apply enough of the pre-
pared ointment about the wound to
keep it moist and odious to flies for
some days.
The assistant will turn the lamb
up, having his fore arm and hands
extending each side, with its hips
against and at the upper edge of the
block, the operator drawing the
tail out on a level placing the chisel
on it at the proper place, a light tap
of the malle5 should completely sever
the tail, one inch and a half long for
weathers and one inch for ewes,
from the body. At once apply the
swab and ointment to the cut and
above it.
Some are so careful in this dock
ing as to set the chisel or knife out a
fraction on the tail from the point
at which they shall cut; then SHOW
ing the skin back half an inch to.
ward the body, strike it off so as to
allow the skin to gather over and
completely cover the end of the bone
at once. When properly executed,
this practice is oommendable, as it
gives that part of the body a more
square and full appearance in after
life.
Each lamb must be lifted carefully
and placed out where it may join it's
mother and be quiet for two or three
hours. If possible, select the morn
ing of a pleasant day for the opera
tions. Watch the lambs while pass
ing out to pasture to see that no one
is bleeding OF sickening to death.
Occasionally a eve refuses TO let
the lamb suck, perhaps because of
the blood or ointment. When a
mother from this cause-or some
times Immediately after dropping
her lamb refuses to WI or suckle-I
she should at once be placed in a
small pen alone with her lamb or
lambs, if possible out of sight of
other sheep and the lamb or lambs
frequently sucked for a day or days
until she owns and suckles it or them
herself. However, this rarely occurs
with ewes that have been we'll fed,
salted, watered and cared for.
During the lambing season the
shepherd should see the ewes that
are lambing as we'll as the owes and
lambs, every hour of the day, and
some times of a night also, if the
weather is cold, stormy or rainy, to
see that lambs newly come, soon get
up and suck and that none are chilled
to death. If one becomes chilled be-
yond easy revival it should be at
Onc taken to a warm room, Tapped
up in a warmed cloth or old blanket
and made to take down a few drops
of warm sweet milk from a bottle or
spoon. Also it's limbs and back
rubbed vigorously with a frequently
warmed cloth.
Having brought it to signs of
scufle for life, it may be covered up
warmly, allowed TO sleep half an
hour, when it may be able to stand
and suck some from the mother. If
not, go through the same reviving
process again and again until it does
stand or become "stone Cead." After
it has sucked the mother it should
be seen after to know that it dries
off and assumes normal conditions.
Not one lamb from the flock should
be lost for want of proper food, in
telligent care and energetic atten-
ton.
The owner and shepherd of the
sheep should have it as a golden fact
yer uppermOst in mind, that every
eve which fails to raise an offspring
TO healthy maturity has lost to her
owner all her profit for that year,
amounting to at least rs per cent. of
her value. Because it cannot be
allowed that the fleece will, on an
average, pay back to the owner more
than fair cost price for food and care
of the animals. Hence the clear
profit is in the crop of lambs raised
Therefore, it is apparent that rae
most intelligent management, / ,uus-
trious care and ever, vigilaIC atten-
ton be given the flock OF owes, com