Show GOOD PASTURES ARE REQUIRED BY SHEEP SHEE Much of Loss in New England States Due to Lack of Feed Too Many Raisers Make Mistake of Assuming That Animals Can Thrive on Weeds Weeds Provide Provide Dry Ventilated Ventilated Ven Vena Quarters Prepared by the United States Depart meat ment of or Agriculture More losses In the sheep business In Inthe I the New England states are arl due to lack of good care and feed than to any other one thing excepting possibly disease which Is to a large extent pre pre- Although sheep ure are good foragers too man many sheep raisers misers make the mistake of assuming that sheep can thrive entirely on the weeds and scant pasture they are able to pick up along fence rows and waste lands Like an any other animal sheep must have good care If good results are to tobe tobe tobe be expected Give them plenty of wholesome food at all aU times Provide dry quarters which are well ventilated Give them an nn opportunity to exercise And give them closest attention at nt lambing time Occasional inspection und anti regular dipping Is also essential to Insure freedom from lice ticks and I skin diseases Good pastures are required during the summer months which Is of special special special cial Importance during late summer fall when the lambs need to to tobe be put In shape for market and the rest of the time flock fiock kept in the best of condition condition condi concH tion for breeding At this season of the year the regular pastures usually afford but little feed and that of inferior inferior in In- quality For this reason many successful growers plant some forage crop for this purpose If sown alone In early May and cultivated feed should uld be afforded by the latter part of July while If seeded in corn from July 1 to 15 should provide October and later fall feeding as long as needed needed needed need need- ed much of the growth being made after the corn is cut One acre of the crop grown alone or two acres with corn is usually sufficient to fatten ratten from 30 to 40 lambs If It allowed the therun therun run rUll of other fields Sheep require relatively little attention attention attention atten atten- tion as as compared with other kinds of at stock but attention at lambing time is very ery Important The lambing season season season sea sea- son Is the shepherds shepherd's harvest time and the size and quality of the crop practically determine the profits At this time extra attention must be given Riven Ilvento to the ewes and lambs and In no other way can time be used to letter better etter advantage advantage an ad tage on the farm |