Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31
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.
The 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 all the lambs 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 prohibitive,
says e. =. Snyder In the National
Stockman and Farmer. The man who
sacrifices all his eve lambs every year
o finds himself with a 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
W lambs to keep up the standard Of
his flock, no matter how great the
temptation to take advantage of high
prices.
Management of Lambs.
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. IL you are likely to be.
com oyerstocked you can get rid Of
lambs at good prices. The ewes will
be fat in the fall 10 sell or In prime tx
TO breed again. To have good lambs
ready for Easter you must push them
all You can, besides feeding the moth
ers strong feeds. always have an ex.
ira pen for the lambs to go into, where
! give them sugar to get them started
eating. Then | give ground oats and
cornmeal bran, mill wheat. sugar
beets and in fact anything they will
eat, along with plenty Of good clover
hay. If / want to keep them | dock
all Of them within two weeks from
birth. Those / intend to sell | omit.
For the ewes a good, roomy stable
should be provided during the winter
AMI also for summer use, to keep the
away from sun and files. The
must have plenty of exercise, in
winter time. Their main feed saould
be clover hay or alfalfa, IL you have
1t, with some good c%ornfodder. I also
give them cut sheaf oats and oats and
shelied corn mixed. OilmeaI, bran
and roots Of some kind, with salt and
sulphur, add to their flesh You u
be careful not to overfeed and should
manage your flock so as to sell the
after the first or second landing.
to keep up the vitality of the general
fock. Do not overstock. A small
flock does better than a large one.
Mutton Chops.
A eve gaining In flesh at mating
Is much more likely to produce
q good lamb than one In poor condi-
tion.
To Insure a thrifty and growing con-
dition some grain should be given ewes
every day In addition to the pasture.
Scrub rams will make you scrub for
the money you get. Don't keep them.
Get good ones.
One thing we must get over IL we
ever expect to make much with sheep
that is tying u pocketbooks into
4 hard knot when 1t comes to buying
sheep for the head Of our focks.
The sheep fence needs to be good
md tight two or three feet up from
The ground. Above that 1t may be
more open.
Most of us get so busy about other
things just about this time Of the year
hat we almost forget the sheep. Tie
! string on your finger rather than
neglect n Of the most profitable AMI
mails on the farm.-Farm Journal.