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Show KEEPING EWES' FLEECE DRY I -' fvv I Of Great Importance That Sheep Bo,. It Protected From Winter Rains L . ,. , , &--' Salt'and Water Essential. " Fir Tho protection of breeding ewes Ijl from falling snow is Important, cspo- IM, dally Is It Important when It falls In jB the form of rain. Winter rains and wk also sleet aro always cold. If sheep IjB of tho open-wooled breed aro long ex- fi,m posed to these thoy may do great j - harm. Tho closed-wool breed, as tho ,M merinos, will bo harmed much less, f- as tho wator cannot readily enter the m avooI that thoy carry. Tho shelter ' provided up to tho lambing season dm may bo of tho simplest kind, providing 11 - it will protoct from storms and rains. M Tho aim should bo to glvo Ihe Sj breeding owes largo liberty In winter, If If tho ground Is bare, or oven partial- S ly, for It will do thom good to give C' them largo llborty. Thoy avIH mako B excursions to tho fields In search ot I grasB, and tho exorcise will do thom K much good. Thoy should bo allowed ' I to Ho In a woll bedded yard at night, m In a shed or houso adjoining, aB they prefer. B Tho other necessary attentions In- & elude regular feeding, a supply ot salt at all times accessible, and an ample Kf supply ot puro wator and a yard h apart from thoso of horses and cat- H- Ue. H |
