The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-20

us. After the lambs come to full feed
the screenings are put into large self
feeders and left before them at all
times. If fed for too long a time on
the screenings there legs become stiff
and you will see them walking around
stiff legged. When Won notice these
symptoms you either to be get
| ting rid OF them or y, or their
feed. A sheep has ielfcate di-
gesttve capacity and 5 odld be fed ac-
cordingly, but they will respond to the
right kind OF feeding to the delight
Of the shepherd.
When 1t commences TO get warm in
the spring, the latter part of May or
the first of June. the fieeces are taken
of and at this time 1t is good prac-
ttce to trim up their hoofs as they
Will need tending to, and this is q very
opportune time in which to do 1t. AS
soon as the sheep are all sheared and
the wool taken care Of, the next thing
to do is to prepare some good coal tar
dip and run all OF the ewes and lambs
through a solution Of this, taking care
to immense them all over, including
the head and let them soak for min
ute or two before letting them get out.
The solution should be warm enough
SO that you can put your hand into II
without any discomfort to yourself
In about a week or ten days after
they have had their first dipping they
should be run through a similar solu-
ton again. The primary object of the
first dipping is to kill the ticks that
are generally present on the carcass,
especially that of the lambs They are
generally found the most numerous
around the shoulder and neck. The
object of dipping them the second time
is to kill the nits that were the DOR
mand product of the ticks before being |
killed. BY this method Of dipping the |
sheep twice, in a short space of time
we are sure that they will be perfectly
free from vermin of any kind Be-
sides killing the ticks, it disinfects the
sheep generally and is very beneficial
to the well being Of the flock
The management Of the flock after
this operation is very easy PROPOSE
ton indeed. If plenty of pasture is ac-
cessiable with good water and plenty of
shade for the sheep to lie down in,
in the long hot afternoons of summer
they will require very little other at
tention
Rams Separated in Fall.
The rams are allowed to run with
he eve flock until short time before
he frosts begin to appear In the FALL
and then they are separated and put
into another pasture by themselves
lntil the breeding season arrives The
period of CESSATION of the eve is APP
1roximately Ave months we put thel
bucks with the ewes about the last OF
November and hat brings the lambs
around the fore part OF May we use
me buck 70 every seventy Ave ewes,
,ut probably the number of ewes
hould be reduced % obtain the best
esults. we turn half Of the bucks In
With the ewes at night and take them
lp again In the morning, turning the
ther half I'm for the day, and taking I
hem up ct night. turning the others
q again In the morning, keeping this
ID until all should be bred Afterls
his thsy are all turned out among !
he ewes and allowed to run with them !
ntil the next fall
In summing up the values and the
many advantages of fiock OF sheep
. the average North Dakota farmer. I
re find that as weed eradicators. there
quail is not found in any other farm
ninal or method employed on the
arm. AS regards the returning Of fer
lity 70 the worn out son. they were |
! commission before the manure 4
preader was ever thought OF. They i
ill NOW your front yard tn less time I
IAN 1t takes TO get the lawn mower i
at Of the shed. As consumers OF waste I
led they have no equals BY waste h
led ! do not mean musty grain or ]
OPP. That Il useful only for the pigs. I