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Show FREQUENT CHANGING OF SHEEP PASTURES I 8ome Imported Shropshlreo on Pature. ny e. n. STitoi'TKn.) Summer caru of tho Hock Is easy If you have plenty of grass, water and shade. 1 always havo good pastures, being either legumos or grasses. Personally Per-sonally I prufer blucgrusB slightly mixed with vWilto clover, as legumes aro upt to get tho eweB too fat beforo breeding timo. I never allow tho flock to stay longer long-er than threo weeks In ono pasture without changing to new quarters Uy theso frequent changes I lesson tho danger of Infoctlon by parasites, which is apt to como from too closo grazing of pastures. A frequent change also glveB tho flock a chanco to select tho things most palatable to thorn. My Bheep always have access to shado and plenty of fresh water. I am of tho opinion that standing water 1b always moro or less Infested with dangerous parasites. My only meana of protection against tho gadfly Is to plow a few furrows wlwJ ii,e ghpon tand jn jho jhado. A close watch must be Kepi throughout through-out tho summer to koep all tags sheared off and tho worms kopt out of tho wool, caused by wet tags, t also al-so note tho general health, bo that parasites will not get tho start of mo. Salt 1b kept in the pasture all tho tlmo. I do not feed salt alono, but ft mixture which I have used and found very helpful In combating parasites, especially stomach wotms. Tho formula is: Halt, ono bushel; air-slaked llmu, one peck; sulphur, ono gallon; pulverized resin, two quarts; copperaB, ono pound Thorougly pul-vorlzo pul-vorlzo and mix. Keep in a dry placo beforo sheep constantly. Another good way to combat stomach stom-ach worms Is to IncreaBo tho woody or fibrous content ot tho stomachy which can easily be dono by turning the flock Into a corn field bo that tho sheep will havo tho greater part of their ration consisting of corn blades. I havo found this treatment very efficient. effi-cient. I never keep tho samo bunch of owes longer than three years, as 1( get better results by changing. 1 also cull out barren eweB, or ewes that ralso poor lambs, every fall. I fatten old owes and wethers In tho fall, up to about tho middle of) PWlibor, I usually fatjeu ov turning. Into A com' field In which rapo and' cow-poas havo been sown at tho last cultivation of corn. 1 prefer this method, but corn nnd clover hay havo given me good gains, I and an excellent quality of dressed mutton. |