The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-30

liondi aDllity mas made a success. The vast majority, however, are no better off than when they left their homes on the farms. They are still earning small salaries and find 1t difficult to meet all the demands on their purses. And the future doesn't hold out . promise of prosperity. If they have married they are having hard stug- gle for the necessities of life. Doubt less the most of them have wished a thousand times they had stayed on the farm Indeed. it is not uncommon to hear young men in this city who left the farm-a dozen or half dozen years ago say that if cotton continues to command the present price they will go back to the country and to farm ing"
 Provide for the Comfort of Your Sheep
 This Summer.
 H. B. Arbuckle, Southern Planter.
 Summer is almost on us. The fleeces are off and the sheep are feeling good now, and growing into flesh every day. It is very likely that your lambs are miserable from the constant nag ging of ticks. You ought to have dip- ped these lambs just as soon as you had taken the fleeces from your ewes. and this would have made clean sweep of these pests, especially if a second dipping followed, to catch those that had Matched from eggs. have a sample plan of dipping which will be gladly given to any one desiring 1t.
 Tie peace and comfort of the ewes will soon be gone for the gad fly is
 already preparing for It's campaign and the rays of the sun are getting more and more searching.
 Few people understand how much the worry of the flies and the worry of the heat interferes with the health and comfort of flock of sheep. The
 instinct of the sheep teaches them the buzz of the gad fly may mean death and so they are alarmed as one is when he hears the rattle of the diamond pack In tbe grass. I expect sheep know more about gad flies than most People. They have learned, perhaps, that the flies seek to deposit their lar vac on the nostrils. (They don't lay eggs as most flies, but living gfubs or worms.) They know how these grubs. with their hooks and claws, can wrig- gle up the nose in spite of their snees- ing. They know what uncomfortable itcning those nasty grubs cause in the upper nasal passage. They know how they sometimes bore through into the brain cavities and then produce death. If they don't know 1t all. they have an unerring instinct that tells them to beware. Did you ever see a bunch of sheep gather together with heads down to the ground. each listening intently for a sound. then one of them stamps fiercely and bolts suddenly away, rum lning as if from death. and sometimes Cropping to the ground to push the nose into bunch of grass or into the dust? The buzz of the ever-present gad fly caused 1t. The very name tells you about the pest. What are you going to do to rid your sheer of those pests? Allow me to suggest two methods which may be used by different per- sons according to convenience. One is to provide a dark shelter for the flock, where they can find rest dur ing the day. The gad flies wont go Into the dark and the sheep will be safe in the shed. The shed must be ventilated, and 1t must not be crowded. It should be kept as clean as possible. As much as 8 sheep hate the smell of manure, they will take thls in prefer encs to the gad flies. The other meth cd is to place the salt troughs against fence and smear the side next to the fence with pine tar The sheep will rub this on their nostrils and gad flies don't love this odor any more than you do. Nearly every sheep in the flock will get this tar on the nose. The trouble about the last method Is that 1t only saves the sheep from har- boring the gad flies larvae. The gad flies will still buzz around them and worry them.
 The scorching heat of our summer sun Is certainly hard on our flocks. I an. sure sheep was made with strong dislike for sun in the summer time. Any one who has ever tried to photograph sheep will agree with me It is necessary to have the sun shining right in their faces to get a good pho tograph if 1t Is to be snapshot. It Is impossible to get them to face the sun in the early morning. They will stick their heads under each other. and will seek to find the shadow of their companions In spite of all you can do. So many of our pasture fields are with out good shade. Often, sheep must seek the fence corners as the only cLy- CT from the sun. They will lie on one side of the field in the mowning, until the sun drives them out at noon. and then they will huddle together In punches or seek some cover on the other side of the field. Such treat mtut of a flock Is harbarous. On the other hand, If there is Q good shade tree In the field, the sheep will gather about 1t SO constantly that they win get the ground all fouled and the eggs of parasites will accumulate until this shade becomes a perfect plague to the flock. Before long, such flock will be coughing from lung w"rr.s ard stomach worms, and the droppings will show many segments or tapewoTms. which will increase very rapidly. and by the end Of the summer this flock Is in bad shape. A flock of sheep that cannot find shelter in a large body of timber should have access to sheds. Protect your sheep from the sun. If you have any mercy on them at all.
 See that your flock has access to pure water, Many persons urge that sheep don't need water in the summer months. It seems to me very strange that they would so regularly drink it If they had no need of It. The dew on the grass is dot sufficient. Did 1t ever occur to you that sheen might l get sick? Tn this case. the first i'm l pulse is Co go for a drink. Put your self in this position and try to realize the sufferings that may come to some sick animals because they are not given | an opportunity to drink
 Finally. keep salt always before your ! sheep. Some urge the plan of safting ! every three Jays, as this forces a hman l to see hls flock regularly. A man | should need no forcing to see his flock ! Some one should see them every day | or two. A man will often forget to l salt lis sheep and they will be allowed | to suffer for days. This must be real 1 suffering l have often noticed one sheep leave the flock and go all the | way across q large pasture to salt