The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-03
A PLACE FOR SHEEP
ON THE FARM

The Department of Agriculture ur
ges the deslrability of maintaining o
sciall flock of sheep upon the farm
With proper care and attention q
flock of rs or 30 ewes can be kept
at very little expense, and they will
prove of inestimable value In freeing
the farm from weeds and adding
something to the farm income. In
addition to providing a considerable
supply of wholesome food for the
farm table, there will be a surplus
for sale, and an additional item OF
revenue in the form Of wool.
Many farmers make a practice oil
buying ewes In the fall, breeding
them and selling the lambs the fol.
lowing summer. Such ewes can be
carried through the winter on wheat
and rye fields If not pastured too
closely, or on clover hay with some
roots and little linseed meal II
the clover hay is not available, corn
fodder may be used as roughage, in
which case IL should always be sup
plemented with bran or linseed meal d.
Lambs should come early and should
be taught to eat as soon as they are
old enough. Give lambs access to
corn by providing a creep through
which they can 20 without allowing
the ewes to follow.
For farm purposes che black faced
ewes are more popular than the 9TH
ers, although good results can fire.
quently be obtained from the white
faced ones. In buying ewes, be sure
that they stand we'll on their feet,
have good straight backs and good
mouths. Ewes that have broken teeth
that are badly worn down should not
one pair of permanent incisor teeth
when 1t is year old, two pairs
when II is 2 years old and three pairs
or a full mouth, when It is years
old. A full mouthed eve, If the
teeth are in good condition, can be
used for breeding with good results
although she may be as much as 5
years old. Never buy eve that has
a broken mouth-that is, with teeth
that have been broken off or lost.
None but a purebred ram should be
used. 1t is not necessary to have a
show animal, but a strong, vigorous
buck is essential. Shropshire, OK.
ford, Southdown, and Hampshire
rams sire excellent button lambs, and
these breeds are recommended for
the farm States A suitable ram can
be bought for So to $40.
The two principal drawbacks to
the sheep industry in the farm states
are dogs and stomach worms. The
dog nuisance can be obviated to a
great extent by. placing dog proof
fences around the pastures. The
United States Forest Service has had
excellent results in protecting sheep
from coyotes and wolves by building
fences constructed In the following
manner:
A barbed wire Is first stapled to
the posts right on the surface of the
ground. Three inches above this Is
placed a panel of close woven wire,
SO inches high, and above this two
strands of ordinary barbed wire. Care
should be taken to see that there are
no openings between the ground and
the lowest barbed wire. An Enclosure
made In this manner, into which the
sheep may be turned at night, Is in
expensive, and dogs will not &c,
through it. Most OF the damage by
dogs Is done at night.
The presence Of stomach worms II
very serious drawback. The young
lambs become infested with them by
eating grass to which the worm,
have attached themselves, the egg.
being deposited by the mature sheep
1t is therefor desirable to keep tn,
lambs on land on which the mature
sheep have not run, and II possible
in cases Of bad infestations, to keel
the lambs away from the mature
sheep as much as possible.
In the farm states the farmers will
find It to their best advantage to re
gard the wool from the sheep as
byproduct, and direct their principa
attention to the production OF lamb
and mutton for the table.
MuFFLED DRUMS