The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-11
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Producing Sheep onSolthern Farms:

Sheep have a place on southern
iarms. .-By keeping flock OF from 6
fot12 ewes. farmers In that section
can provide themselves wi,h meat for
the. table, sell q few lambs FOR NUT
ton and secure additional revenues
who have no sheep, let uB consider
just how to get started in the bust
neas with @ small outlay OF capital
and how to handle the flock after OBJ
tanning It. 80 .'t ''sS
s-o Choosing and Buying. ,-s
Your first ewes can be native ewes,
purchased from nearby sheep owners.
Go into flock and pick out vigorous
ewes with compact bodies. Get young
healthy ewes, II you must buy old
ones, do not take those having spread,
broken. OF Horn-off teeth. Such ewes
can not eat well and will make no
money as breeders for their purchas-
ers. 3a
Do not use anything but good rams
OF, g mutton breed upon yonr ewes.
A Sonthdown, Shropshire, Hamp-
most desirable. He should be, about
years OF age. healthy, and carry
plenty OF mutton. Such ram will
cost, delivered, from sl5 to 925, and
can be bought by g hal: dozen farm
ers clubbed together. He will breed
from 40 to 60 ewes.
Protection from Storms and Dogs. !.
Sheep do not require: closed build
ingB for protection from cold, aB. their,
feeceg afford protection IL kept dry
A low shed, built on dry ground and
opening to the south, sis' sufficient
Such o shed need cost bnt- very little,
as scraps OF lumber about the farm
can be utilized in building Il!
Place your fockB within O. dog.
proof fenced enclosure at night, as
dogs often attack and destroy sheep.
A fence that will turn dog must be
at least so inches high, have O barbed
wire stretched fiat to the surface of
the ground at its, bottom, and three
barbed wives z iIcss apart stretched
at the top. srhe space between the bar
bed wires can be filled In with old
boards, poles or any other fence
building material, provided Il, stsa 30
built as TO keep the dog from crawl
ing through. 8 /.
+ Genernl Care OF the Ewes. :. .is is;5.
Often ewes become taggy or havc
diingy LOCKS collect on the wool about
the tail and between the hind legs
Such. locks should be cut OF and tho
ewes kept clean about this part of
the body, i.s VI Il
Ttcks and lice frequently infect
Bheep. Guard against sthiB sbys dipping
once each year In dipa for this pug
pose. A;rain barrel or tub can. bio Hssd
;to hold the Dip Pick up bodily ana
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