The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-09
SHEEP BREEDING
eoms HInta 20 Beglnneg Do Che Mar
agement Of the Flock


Begin slow and 80 slow. Grow up
with your work Many Of our most
prominent dookmasters started this
way If you start With purebred
stock don't start with show stock, but
rather at the bottom Of the ladder
As an amateur you win meet with dis
cOuragements, but keep on and you
will be successful in the end. II you
start with grades use nothing but
pure-bred rams. Sell your culls TO the
butcher rather than to the novice.
The sheep is very bad animal TO
doctor, therefore, urges the Farmers
Voice, keep your flock healthy. Be
careful not TO buy disease with your
flock. Sell your customers good
animal; 1t means doing business ulti-
mately with theiF friends. Don't be
everlastingly changing breeds: be q
sticker Don't attempt to tear other
breeds than that which you are hand
ling to pieces. Have singleness and
tenacity Of purpose Don't invent
new makeshlfts; such bring disaster.
Keep salt, worm powders and fresh
water before your flock at all times.
Be regular in feeding Change pas
tures often. Don't charge your mis-
takes to bad luck. Don't allow your
new purchases to die Of homesickness,
Don't try to raise February lambs in
summer barns. Visit your state and
county shows and don't fail to exam
inc the contesting carcasses at the fat
stock shows. Train your eye 10 de-
tect the thrifty or unthrifty animal
Don't feed your sheep moldy rationa
until you enjoy such yourself Where
possible, pasture your sheep BY them
selves. Stick to your business until
YOU have built up reputation and
things will come easy to you, but re-
member regulations are not 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 bt
administered to the flock Observe
caution and avoid all hazardous un
dertakings. Let the sheep you keeT
be the best Of their kind Condition
powders are all right IN their way, bui
good feed and care often dispense
with their use Don't breed indis
criminately; have an ideal and breed
to It If you like sheep for dollari
and cents only, you had better keeI
out Of the business Good books anC
the advice of good breeders are SAT-
guides. but experience will teach yol
something they cannot tell you. Re
member that the British breeds ar
children Of care. Don't expect t
raise good stud sheep without succu
lent rations. Change your focks Il
the cool of the morning or eveninl
during the hot summer months. DON
allow a dog on your farm unless 1t b
well-trained shepherd dog. Don
sell out because prices are very hig
or very low. Keep on and in a serie
Of years you will make just as muc
out Of sheep as out Of any other bus
ness. A small, well-managed flock |
more profitable than a large one pooi
ly managed Don't allow your shee
to shift for themselves. No matte
what class Of eye you keep use onl
pure-bred rams, Don't feed timoth
hay II you can help 1t. Don't fee
grain in excess. Use oats In tn
breeding flock In preference to corr
Increase the grain ration just befor
lambing. Feed lightly for sewers
days after lambing Don't put you
money into elaborate barns before yo
7 have found out your ability as
} shepherd. Start with good sheeI
even If they have to be good grades.