Show MAKING READY bor FOR t ifil LAMOS L aln P per treatment of iorii to 81 roue lamb I prior to this time tho ewes have been provided with dry acty aam l with abundance of exercise and with a 11 variety of plain coarse foods law inter with th it mini ninin of grain I 1 ing hid hall such treatment as illis they aro are now in a strong lusty condition 1111 and 1 0 on 11 the eve eye of a success successful fal lambing leason te ison As thia this cipio there of I 1 be provided ina separate se building or in ono one end of the sheep shed a wann v nu comfortable room ill divided aided vided ined int d several little pew pori aai lii lour four feet or larger in tri each ono one of bf which there should by room for ono one ewe and her ier hallib or la lambs nills lu in this apartment tile early lambing ewes should be placed a few days before they lamb that they may luico quiet surroundings and a it warm warin reception foont forthe for the little newcomers such quarters as these can bo be very cheaply and easily in made ado in any coin common nion barn or cattle shed I 1 by simply firring out on tho tile inside of tha the studding with any kind of old boards and filling the space thug thus made with chaff or sawdust A few poles may be stretched across overhead with nith somo some straw or cornstalks corn stalks thrown upon them to aid in keeping the tile apartment warm caro should bo be taken to eo that on the southern or eastern side of the shed two or three good sized window sashes be ph placed aced in order to let in plenty of warm sunlight this slig suggestion is for tho the benefit of those who may inay not bo able or do not care to go to the expense 0 o of furnishing an expensive building with artificial heat for the lambing rooms in fact tho above described is about tho the only sort that is in uso use at present at and it is found sufficiently warm and comfortable for any lambs that are dropped naturally strong at times it may be found necessary to take somo some weakly lamb into the kitchen and warm warin it by the stove and stimulate it with a little toddy before placing it again with its dam in these quarters tho the lambs should bo be allowed to remain until they are past a week old and have accumulated considerable flesh and strength they can then be removed to another portion of the shed not quito quite so sec securely arely and where they will receive more moro exercise it is a very bad plan to keep these young lambs confined too closely on the start they will take too much food in int proportion to the amount of exercise anil and it will develop the same unhealthy tendencies that are so noticeable among young pigs when too closely confined to the pens early in the spring A very convenient and effective way for inducing young lambs to take wco exercise cise when closely confined to tl the e barns by b is to stick up lip two or enree planks or boards one end of the plank resting on tho the ground and the other on oil the top of the hayrack or any convenient point of af support so that the lambs can take a run up and down the planks it will only bo be necessary to place the planks the lambs will understand what whit they aie are for issiae of twenty minutes and from that time forward will spend a good share of their spare time in capering back and forth upon these planks thus affording thorn them a nico nice pastime and the fresh vigorous exercise which they BO so much need it is a wise precaution to take each owe ewe before she lambs and trim from aron around her udder all the loose locks of wool which may be found clustered there tho young lamb is very apt tn his greediness to catch the teat to get hold of one of these sweat locks and suck it and swallow it before ho be discovers his mistake the wool after entering tho the stomach ach becomes soaked and expands like a sponge and lind frequently bo comes im bedded in the passage out from the stomach in such a way as to prevent any food from passing from the stomach into the bowels unless it bo in a very soft it and nd juicy form no amount of drenching will remove the obstruction for the more fluid you put into tho the stomach tho the more this lock look of wool c expands and the tighter it fills tho the passage in fro front tit of it there are many lamb lost every spring by neglecting this simple precaution of trimming the ewes buddem udders the wool should not be all shorn off tho ud ders for they are then likely to take cold in them tho the loose long locks should bo be clipped off smoothly and nothing more so as to leavo leave the teat thoroughly exposed in case a ewe should chill after lambing a warm ginger tea will bo be found very effective where the feeding of tho the flock has been carefully attended to garget and milk fever rarely occurs Bree breeder derli gazette |