Show I 25 ca 5 Sa 44 S tS 5 MAINTAIN FLOCK OF SHEEP IN ADDITION TO OTHER LIVE STOCK 3 CP C Prepared by the United States State Department of A Agriculture Recognizing the adaptability of sheep to a wide range of ot territory extension workers of the United States Department Department Deportment Depart Deport ment of Agriculture and the state agricultural colleges have steadily encouraged encouraged encouraged en en- the maintenance of a flock of sheep In addition to other livestock live livestock livestock stock on the farm In sections where farm flocks can con be profitably handled The Introduction of purebred stock and the establishing of breeding flocks bas has been an nn Important feature of exA exA ex ex- A Ir A A Club Member and His Pet tension work In Connecticut and ond Pennsylvania Penn Penn- Pennsylvania sylvania In the East and ond In Utah Washington state and New Mexico In the West Ram Club Three Flocks In Pennsylvania onla purebred ram rom clubs have hove been organized and are ore operating successfully These clubs consist of three units of farm flocks each A ram ramIs ramIs ramis is purchased for each unit He Be Is used In each unit two years and ond then transferred from one unit to another until he has been used In all three units of the club The county agent In McKean county aided In In- organizing ing three ram clubs during 1020 providing providing providing pro pro- viding nine good rams roms of breeding for the flocks of members of these thes clubs All of these rams are grandsons of Mintons Minton's 51 1 one of the greatest show rams roms at ot the International International International In the past post few years ears Rape pasture is being used to fatten lambs These clubs will also procure purebred ewes s so so that each member will ent C eventually ally hove have a n purebred flock fiock Through the assistance given by the sheep heep specialist at the state agricultural agricultural tural college nine nino ram rum clubs were organized or or- In Pennsylvania during 19 1920 0 worth of purebred sheep were selected and purchased by farmers In the state In this connection Supplementing Supplementing Sup Sup- the organization of these associations and ond the Introduction of new stock 35 shearing docking and ond dipping demonstrations were held attended attended at at- tended by y over people Utah has hns made notable progress In making the farm form flock fiock a n factor of Importance Importance Im Im- port nce In Its livestock production In Iron county comity where practically all aU the rams roms are now purebred the sheep breeders have hove concentrated on the and ond grow enough stock of this breed to supply largely the demand In southern Utah for purebred pure bred animals An outgrowth of this work Is the sheep show which Is annually the big feature of ot the county fair In Iron county and at ot which the competition among sheep breeders is 15 exceedingly keen The county agent In this county operates co-operates actively with breeders In selecting and Improving the management ment of of the breeding stock Market Wool In State Pool In a number of states county agents have urged successfully an Increase In Inthe Inthe inthe the number of form farm flocks kept John John- son County Neb where the number of I farmers keeping sheep was more than doubled In 1020 Is a notable example Although the condition of the wool market was discouraging one group of 10 farmers tanners In this county shipped a total of pounds of wool to the state wool pool In Jasper County Mo a sheep breeders' breeders association was organized through the activity of the county agent to encourage sheep growing growing grow grow- ing to pool the wool crop and to fight the wolf menace This organization took steps to encourage the Introduction Introduction tion of purebred stock and held a cooperative cooperative co co- co- co operative ram rom sale at which all the grade rams owned by members of the association were sold and ond replaced by purebreds Boys' Boys and girls' girls club members have bave been encouraged d to form sheep clubs dubs and ond grow row sheep with marked success Local banks have helped to finance these clubs accepting the notes of club members and ond letting them run from 2 to 2 years ears In order to enable the club members to establish small flocks and sell wool and surplus lambs before settling their Indebtedness Representatives of these banks bonks have shown much personal Interest In the work and have operated co-operated with extension ex ex- extension tension workers In giving club members encouragement and ond od advice In Lake County Minn the cashier of the local state bank made a personal visit during during dur dur- ur ing the year to every boy and girl to whom money had been loaned for forthe forthe forthe the purchase of ot sheep Boys Raise Orphan Lambs Lambe Orphan lambs In Carbon county Utah were taken token care of last year by boys and girls who could not afford to start flocks by purchasing sheep Those who could get milk or dried milk tere ere given the lambs and 19 10 b boys s and girls i altogether took charge of lambs Only nine of these were lost during th the entire season Cows' Cows milk was found to be the most satisfactory food but buZ dried milk mUk was very convenient for use uso on grazing fields One boy kept kepi A Boys and Girls Have Shown Unusual Adaptability In Raising Sheep 15 lambs at ot his home all oil of which did well The same problem was met metIn metIn metin In a different fashion at ot Padillas Ber Ber- County N. N Mex Mes 5 where five club members rs secured from two to five fi orphan lambs each and raised them with a goat for a 0 mother The outlook for an on Increase In the number of farm flocks generally throughout the United States Is promis promis- ing lag Adult farmers and farm form boys and girls are finding the breeding of purebred sheep r a 0 profitable line of production pro pro- fitting In well with farm activities ac oc- already established Extension workers generally generall should feel teet encouraged encouraged aged In advocating ad the adding of flocks flock of ot sheep to live lI stock on farms where conditions are ore reasonably favorable to wool and mutton production A Grand Championship Prize Winning Rambouillet Ram Treat Cat Seed for Smut Smote I oat seed for smut will bring an In la- Tree Three cents worth of or labor and crease of ot three bushels of ot oats pearI pr per I r materials per acre used In spraying acre |