Show SHEEP TEARING SHEARING SI TIME do not take 00 too early the fleeced of ewes iw nith rn in well managed flocks of tho the mut mutton b reeds breeds of sheep wo are all familiar familia rw willi ith reports of phenomenally largo percentages t of lambs such a largo increase in in a flock brings its responsibilities that is if we want to keep tho the twins and aad triplets going on a growing basis equal to single iambi to make rn an approximate approach to this wo we dare not in tho the first divest tho the dams of their winter coat protection too early curly such an act donld bo be a aa suicidal as letting a fever or irr smallpox patient out of a hospital with oit ait at taking the necessary dieca precautions pie cautions unions 0 after tile the epidemic had run ruit its course supposing then that wo we determine to postpone the shearing of tile alie class clasi of ewes indicated and that on sortie some farms where they are kept wo vo find clover oi 01 blue grass making its appearance souie some flock kni masters asters may think this is enough cit ad additional ional feed wo we will say with all deference to them that it is botand not and would rather they would not consider it of much more account ini in its value than a much nr needed eded green bite having medicinal properties indeed wo would rather that they would not let the sheep remain more than fin an hour or two on green pasture at a time until the grass becomes less watery and until the sheep got get gradually accustomed to the change we doubt not the how flow of milk will billbe be materially increased yet there are other things to bo be considered the facts are that the experienced and successful cebul flock masters have found that at this season it pays them well to feed liberally of feed stuffs of such a nature as they can get in their section of the country never forgetting to be specially liberal with oil meal we will even insist siston on going a little further and say that to obtain the best results the lambs should have what is termed a larrib lamb creep where they can run through into a feeding place by themselves this place should if possible bo be so constructed ted that the sun shines into every corner of it the floor should be dry and kept well bedded with bright dry wheat straw the feed should bo be oil meal crushed or ground oats and wheat bran under such treatment as this there will bo be no stinted pot bellied lambs awl and whether they are afterward if te rivard sold off to other breeders bleeders bre eders or kept for breeding purposes where they are raised lambs so handled are sure to have the ri right ht foundation laid for future thrift t and usefulness let letus us como come back once more to tha shearing time of these ewes and say ray no matter if wo we do delay the shearing of them for three weeks or a month from april 1 we must even then see ece to it that they have protection from inclement days and cold nights where it lias has not already been done should be ba lost iu in having tho the sheep barn bam or blied thoroughly cleaned out of whatever manuro manu reha has accumulated during winter an and dearly early spring as a combination of spring mud and heated manure lit in the sheep barn will develop toot foot rot faster than the most watchful shepherd can attend to it and then farewell thrift for a season cor di Ei ceders gazette |