The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-11-29
HANDLING SHEEP
IN BAD WEATHER
Dryness and Protection From
Draft Two Things OF Most
Vital Importance.
PROVIDE AMPLE YARD SPACE
Animals win Not Thrive In Oampness
or oarkness--Proper Ventilation
Of Quarters Essentiai-Marseet-
Ing Hoos co-operativeIy.

The site for permanent buildings for
sheep should first Of NIL be dry and
well drained. Ample yard space that
Is dry and sheltered should be avail
able adjacent To the mnIn barn or
she'd southern slope with sandy
~oIi is especially satisfactory for this
Darpose.
Ou most farms II will he sdsnnfngr-
Gus 'o have the buildings and yards
easily reached from the regular pas
tures or from neids used to grow for
ngc crops for summer pasture. As the
flock requires sttention many times
daily during part of the yrar. eon-
venicnce OF location In relation TO the
farm dwelling and 10 other building~
viii effect an economy of time In the
performance Of routine labor.
Warmth. 0ryness and Light.
Since sheep do not require quarters
TINT are especially wnr7n. = single wsSi
will ordinarily insure sufficient
warmth. II lambs sre dropped in
very cold weather. temporary COW
crins ov~r the lambins panels will
answer the purpose. or small
space can he partiuoned OF. In which
20 keep few ewes until their lambs
become strong
Dryness mud freedom from draft are
most important. Sheep cannot pos-
sabiy thrive In quarters that are damp
or dark. In fact. the dock should he
shut In only during storms. Abundance
of light In all parts Of the building
and nj nil times II necessary, not only
for the henIth OF the sheep. but for
convenience OF the shepherd In cnring
for them. oue square foot OF window
for each 20 square feet of noor rpnce
~ necessary. Windows should he
placed Mt n bright to insure good
distribution of light, and particularly
direct sunlight for the iambinS pens
during the period the ewes are lamb
,ng.
Ventilation Essential.
Close confinement In poorly rcntl-
lated pens is very Injurious to breed.
fnR ewe~. White they should seldom
ne shut indoors. q part Of IN" fio~i
will usually lie ii,sidr al night. A,
ismblng and during storms door
should be closed For such times Il
e. necessary TO provide means nj 50.
curing fresh air withou, crenting
drafts. In very large building Will
numerous doors and windows I, /
often advisable to build enc or tw.
partitions from floor 10 c,ilinr to prr
vent drifts. Fresh air can he ndmir
ted through musiip-screenrd window
opened on the side opposite 10 tha
from which tho wind Is blowing WITH
out causing drafts n all other Sides .
the building Hrc tightly closed.
In very cold sections. or wh-rr
lambs are to arrive In the w,nir,
months. specially arranged outlets TO-
foul mir md inlets for fresh air wit
he necessary. Foui-air hucs should -x
tend from the ceiling with Ms fcv
tends as possible 10 the roof. They
should he of xufficien, size md numht,
60 give eight TO ten spuare Inches 70,
zach sheep In the building. Fresh mir
may he admitted through nrrnnycd In
let's near the floor line. Some nttcn-
tion fs required to adjust such inlcts
1 70 the variations In wind and tempcrn'
fnre. and the same In true where win
( lows nrc depended upon. There l.
- efficient automatic system Of ven
Waiting sheep buildings.
s Level and weIl-drnincd clny-surfacrd
3 floors are satisfactory and economical.
I Sheep pack the surface very firmly.
and n there is proper drainage the
ouly objection 20 this floor IL that II
t,ocs not exclude rntE. Concrete floors
for alleys and feed rpotis nrc ncrrs.
snry. but will seldom he called for In
nc pens.
!. Cornsfniks tstovcr) contain 10 pcr