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Show SALTING SHEEP. 1 A subscriber near Mandan asks us I if we think it necessary to salt sheep 1 and adds: "My sheep ha.ve had no I salt for several months, and so far 1 I can see no ill effects." I Yes, sheep, also every animal on 1 the farm, should have access to salt. 1 If fed occasionally only, they will I consume more than when it is left before them all the time; mOne than that, when long without it if given access to plenty of it, particularly sheep, will cat too much. This will cause unnatural thirst and over drinking drink-ing and generally some trouble with th? bowels. We have always found it better, and more economical, to keep salt whore all the stock can go to it at will. A clean, protected place should be provided, and can be -cheaply, where good fine salt can always be found. We have used the last large lump stock salt we shall ever use. It is more economical for the simple reason that an animal may spend half its time working at it, and still not get salt -enough into the system to do it much good or to satisfy it. Our friend's sheep may be doing very well, without salt, but unless they have run to alkali in some form, they crave and need salt, and they will drink and cot better if they have it. This stan-d's to reason. Wc have always noticed less constipation, less loss from impaction, a better appetite and a generally more thrifty condition condi-tion when ample salt was supplied. Salting every one or two weeks is a snare and delusion and adds wholly unnecessary to the chores and care Dakota Farmer. o |