Show f l 1 I t I SUMMER CARE OF FLOCK Things the Successful Raiser Will Be Bo Sure to Remember In the first place the entire flock fiock should be thoroughly dipped In one of or orthe the good commercial dips which are both cheap and effective I 1 then find It profitable to separate the barren ewes and any that havo have lost their lambs writes an Indiana farmer Carmer In Farm and Home These I put on clover or blue grass pasture and feed corn either shelled or on the cobI cobI cob I I have havo had good results feeding them along with fattening hogs thus saving an extra pasture Handled rightly these ewes will be In fine shape for tor market by June Juno 15 which time usually finds one of the best mar markets ets for tho the year For the owes ewes and lambs to be carried carried car car- ried over two or three pastures should be provided so that a change chango can be bo made every overy two or three I do donot donot not bOt think a pasture can profitably be bo made largo large enough to run a u. flock of sheep the entire season with best results results re re- re- re suits especially If It It has been used for tor fora torn a n number of ot years ears During hot weather tho the sheep will bunch closely In the shade and return to the same spot often otten during tho the day Y l' thus getting such spots dusty and unfit unfit un un- un fit for the sheep By changing from one pasture to another we vo have havo fresh grass and fresh resting places since r these places have been disinfected by t tsun sun and rain I 1 II I think It profitable to run other 1 stock In these I pastures beside the sheep such as cows and calves or yearling cattle These animals keep down the rank grasses and the sheep a will thrive better on short grass If It t blue grass or timothy becomes long and rank sheep will not eat It well and S Swill will lose Jose In flesh Such Is not the case with clover or rape h. h however wever m Free access to salt which is dampened dampened damp ened with turpentine during the dry season Is a good thing The odor of ot j the turpentine keeps the flies from j their noses and heads and destroys e esome some of the Internal parasites j I have found sheep to be bo the tho most 1 profitable live stock that c can n be kept kepton on the farm Mutton can be produced in this locality at a lower cost per pound than beef beet taking no account of ot the wool which itself makes a n nice profit During the past few years the price has ranged from 28 to 34 cents per pound for medium wool |