The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-01-30
SHEEP BRE EpiNo.
Some Hints TO Beginners In the Man.
sgement of the Flock.

Begin slow and 20 slow Grow up
with your work 'fany of our most
prominent fockmasters started this
way. IF you start with pure-bred
stock don't start with show stock. but
~ather at the bottom of the ladder.
As an amateur you will meet with dis
couragements but keep on and you
viii be successful in the end. If you
start with grades use nothing but
rure-bred rams. Sell your culls TO the
butcher rather than to tie novice.
The sheep is very bad animal TO
doctor therefore. urges the Farmers
Voice. keep your q ek healthy BE
careful not to buy disease with your
flock Sell your customers good
animal; It means doing business ulu-
mately with their friends Don't be
. erlastingly CLEANSING breeds; be a
sticker. Don't attempt to tear other
breeds than that which you are hand
ling to pieces. Have sineleness and
tendcity OF purrCse Don't invent
new makeshifts: such bring d. saster
Keep SAT-. worm powders and fresh
"HN'i bNAbAt NUuI HUN ~ ull llilif'H.
Re regular in feeding Change pas
lures often. Don't charge your mis-.
takes to bad luck. Don't allow your
new purchases to die of Inconsistencies.
Don't try to raise February lambs in
summer barns. Visit your state and
count. shows and don't fail to exam
Inc the contesting carcasses at the fat
stock shows. Train your eye to de-
tect the thrifty or unthrifty animal.
Don't feed your sheep moldy rations
until you enjoy such yourself Where
possible, pasture your sheep by them
selves. Stick to your business until
you have built up a reputation and
things will come easy to you, but re-
member regulations are not a ready
made product. You had better buy
scrubs than pure-breds unless you are
prepared to give the pure -breds
proper care. Use only the best blood
on the male side. Study individuality
as well as pedigree. Infusion OF blue
blood Is one OF the best tonics to be
administered to the flock. Observe
caution and avoid all hazardous un-
dertakings. Let the sheep you keep
be the best Of their kind. Condition
powders are all right in their way, but
good feed and care often dispense
with their use. Don't breed indis-
criminately; have an ideal and breed
to II. II you like sheep for dollars
and cents only. you had better keep
out OF the business. Good books and
the advice of good breeders are safe
guides. but experience will teach you
something they cannot tell you. Re-
member that the British breeds are
children Of care. Don't expect to
raise good stud sheep without succu-
lent rations. Change your flocks in
the cool of the morning or evening
during the hot summer months. Don't
allow a dog on your farm unless it be
a well-trained shepherd dog. Don't
sell out because prices are very high
or very low. Keep on and in a series
of years you will make just as much
out of sheep as out of any other busi-
ness. A small, well-managed flock is
more profitable than large one poor
ly managed. Don't allow your sheep
to shift for themselves. No matter
what class of eye you keep use only
pure-bred rams. Don't feed timothy
hay IL you can help It. Don't feed
grain In excess. Use oats In the
breeding flock in preference to corn.
Increase the grain ration Just before
lambing. Feed lightly for several
days after lambing. Don't put your
money into elaborate barns before you
have found out your ability as
shepherd. Start with good sheep,
even II they have to be good grades.