Show THE CARE OF EWES Feed tho Animals for How and when to Most Successful Results American Agriculturist has the following fol-lowing to say on feeding ewes When ewes are fed exclusively on dry food thero is danger that they will become be-come feverish and constipated when I i tins condition arises they win generally show it by lying on tho ground and stretching themselves and straining Sometimes they will pluck at their wool and show signs of distress and uneasiness uneasi-ness When sheep are in this condition they aro not in good health to have young They will not provide as much milk and their udders are liable to be caked and sore or to show evidences of inflammation There is danger that they will not own their Iambs and the milk will not flow freely When the udder is sore or much inflamed even if the ewe owns her lamb she will refuse to let it suck Under such circumstances the lamb very soon becomes weak and dies Prevention is better than cure for all these ailments and thistles in providing the ewe with suitable food This must bo such as not to produce a feverish condition con-dition It should be somewhat laxative and well supplied with nitrogenous elements ele-ments Such foods are wheat bran oats pea meal beans and linseed meal Corn is unsuitable for breeding ewes as it produces pro-duces fat and heat There is no animal which responds with better results to succulent foods than sheep and ewes with lamb Potatoes do not seem to be adapted to this purpose turnips are a natural food for ewes as well as for other sheep Carrots arc excellent ex-cellent and so are beets and mangels A few roots or a small ration of these say four quarts a day with bran and linseed meal will put ewes in a most healthy and vigorous i condition and at the same time this combination of foods will tend to promote the growth and support of the fetus and when the little lamb is born it will have the bone and strength to help itself and it will give far less trouble to get it on its legs and obtain its sustenance from the mother There is such a thing as feeding the lamb before it is bornto nourish and strengthen it through the blood of the dam This is an important matter and should never be lost sight of in tho feeding feed-ing of the mother This idea is particularly particu-larly applicable to the ewe as its offspring off-spring is so likely to be weak and more or less helpless If tho ewes have not been fed on such foods during tho winter win-ter the sooner this is done before lambing lamb-ing time the better The feeding should be in limited quantities at first not more than a gill a day for a few days then gradually increase to a quart or two according to the size of the ewe Three parts of wheat bran to one part of linseed lin-seed meal is a good proportion fed twice a day with the loots Ewes may be fed oats with roots and l do well but the bran is almost invaluable as it will furnish the muscle and bone food required When ewes are to lamb soon they should not be fed on timothy hay as it is not a proper sheep food There is nothing so good in all the list of forage plauts as bright clover hay Sheep will do well on this food alone up to the time of lambing as it is the best balanced food in the whole list Tho ewes should have access to water whenever they want it as they naturally drink but littlo at a time ind drink often |