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Show xot.es of the sirEErroLD. By all means keep the cwo lamb from tho ram IC you desire big, strong sheep from them for ill-nourished lambs are apt to result. Don't be afraid of a littlo grain. Good sheep are largely tho product of good food. Better buy the best rams you can secure. A rew extra dollars on a rr::n makes alot of difference in the looks of tho flock. Tho mutton part costs tho same, tho extra money expended all goes to buy tho quality and we cannot got too much of that. An International prize-winning ram to use on grade ewes. This is what an Illinois farmor did last year and ho says he never did better with sheep In ins juu. Why not buy a couple of high-clas3 ewes? A few years hence you will bo ablo to give your boy a nice little flock of ewes, in tho meanwhile raising rais-ing your own rams, selling the surplus to your neighbors, doing a llttlo missionary mis-sionary work and they cost no more to raise than the kind that are just "sheep." Do not be afraid to shoot any prowling 3tray dog that may be found on your farm and particularly if it should happen to bo in ho vicinity of tho sheep. All states have laws defining the rights of land owners own-ers and what may or may not be done with the stray animals and it will bo well to study these laws, in somo states there aro laws which make kill- ' Ing of dogs a little doubtful, but when' you arc suro you arc right keep the old shotgun loaded and ready for Instant use. |