| Show SHEEP IN WINTER cadun of alio great winter and siring anci why is it that so many lose sheep in the winter Is it because sheep ann cnn 01 ol eland our biarl that seems probable for they aro naturally adapted to cold climate many banners who never lose an ani ditl of any other species nrc constantly losing sheep it doc docs s not seem to be lack 0 feed to alio hock in tho aggregate gre gate for they arc given precisely tho same kind of hay that is fed to the cows and other stock what can bo tho cause we think there arc at least two causes for ibis excessive mor among sheep bid quarters and alio llio crowding of too great numbers in pen and yards the notion that sheep can bo bloused in any place that they can crawl into seems to obtain very generally basement and barn cellars hat aro not high enough for an oilier uso arc accordingly devoted to sheep sens vast numbers are often huddled into such low damp places they havo to cany their heads low in order to get around jhc thc sc places arc usually quito warm and for this reason probably iro bably the owners think them just adapted to tho purpose and right cicro a great mistake is made sheep need dry roomy quarters just as much ns horses or auy other animal does sheep can stand cold quarters if they arc only dry and air nor should too many sheep be huddled into a small pen they can not possibly thrive in his way the weaker must i succumb and even tho strongest arc injured by this condition of things it is bolter to separate them even if tho pen bo largo and roomy ewes with lamb should never bo crowded a miscellaneous lot of sheep in this way they can not get their sharo of the general rations without being injured by jamming and crow ding while they ought to havu an extra ly reason of their condition the upon their systems of bringing forth young necessitating anict and comfort too little attention is paid to this point by those alio kerp sheep ns a sort of side issue in many very many cases the owes are never separated from alic herd but drop their lamb in the common pen and take their chances with tho no wonder that liala or two thirds of tho lambs aro lost every winter and spring or abat the farmer has loto of aclus to A flock of will rapidly under this style of treatment no matter what choir blood and breeding at the start A long sheep pen alio south and divided into at least two parts is fin excellent atio yards into which ahoy open should also bo separated A long rack may boim tho division of chii yard which may bo bic from both sides and servo as a sheep should never in tumid into a aard with battlo and other block timid makes them a another u mals they arc hooked about by tho cattle and playfully chased anil stamped upon by horses and colls give them Iho irown particular domain aad sopar nto tho with limb ti it they moy extra cafe abid feed sheen growers Grower 1 A AM nii |
