Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-04
THE SHEPHERD

A young eve should not be judged
too hastily. She is not at her best
with her first lamb. If she has the
right breeding and the right feeding
she probably will come out all right
with her second offspring.
Save the Eve Lambs.
TIE man who has an inferior flock,
'kind O. broomcorn ewes" might i'm
prove his flock faster by selling both
ewes and lambs and buying a few
good ewes and starting anew, and
when a lamb brings nearly as much as
a eve, as is now the case, the tempta-
ton to part with ali the lamhs and
take the chances Of picking up a few
good ewes later is too strong for many
to Withstand, but good breeding ewes
for sale are wonderfully scarce and
the prices asked almost prohibittve,
says e. P. Snyder in the National
Stockman and Farmer The man who
sacrifices all his eve lambs every year
soon finds himself with flock Of prof
itless, superannuated old ewes and
only finds out his mistake when 1t is
too late. The man who takes pride in
his flock and always uses a pure bred
ram can well afford to reserve the best
eve lambs to keep up the standard of
his flock, no matter how, great the
temptation to take advantage Of high
prices.
Management of Lambs.
I rather favor early lambs, but you
must have a warm stable, and more
feed will be needed, says a writer in
the American Agriculturist The ewes
may have less wool than if the lambs
come late. If you are likely to be-
come overstocked you can get rid of
lambs at good prices. The ewes will
be fat in the fall to sell or in prime fix
to breed again. To have good lambs
ready for Easter you must push them
all you can, besides feeding the moth
ers strong feeds. I always have an eX-
ira pen for the lambs to go into, where
I give them sugar to geS them started
eating. Then 1 give ground oats and
cornmeal bran, mill wheat sugar
beets ana in fact anything ley will
eat, along with plenty of sd clover
hay. If 1 want to keep them 1 dock
all of them within two weeks from
birth. Those 1 intend to sell omit
For the ewes a good, roomy stable
should be provided during the winter
AMI also for summer use. to keep them
away from sun and flies. The ewes
must have plenty Of exercise, even in
winter time Their main feed should
be clover hay or alfalfa, if you have
it, with some good cornfodder. 1 also
give them cut sheaf oats and oats and
nrr, rr1sv
and roots of some kind, with salt and
sulphur, add to their flesh You must
be careful not to overfeed and should
manage your flock so as to sell the
ewes after the first or second lambing.
to keep up the vitality of the general
flock. Do not overstock A small
flock does better than a large one.
Mutton Chops.
A eve gaining in flesh at mating
time is much more likely to produce
good lamb than one in poor condi-
ton
To insure thrifty and growing con-
dition some grain should be given ewes
every day in addition to the pasture
Scrub rams will make yol scrub for
the money you get. Don't keep them.
Get good ones.
One thing we must get over if we
ever expect to make much with sheep
and that is tying our pocketbooks into
hard knot when it comes to buying
good sheep for the head of our f1ocks.
The sheep fence needs to be good
and tight two or three feet up from
the ground. Above that it may be
more open.
Most of Is get so busy about other
things just about this time of the year
that we almost forget the sheep. Tie
q string on your finger rather than
neglect one of the most profitable ami
mails on the farm.-Farm Journal,