Show SHEEP PAY BEST OF FARM ANIMALS when kept kepi under proper conditions no farm animal pays paya better than sheer sheep and there Is 8 new interest in the animals now as shown by the fact that nearly eiery aery breeder in north carolina has sold eold out his supply of rams the fact that sheep produce both a crop of lambs und and a crop of wool odds adds greatly to their value and significance ance on the alie farm says IL S curtis of the animal husbandry dopart department Dartin part ment ent of the north carolina state college the wool from a good sheep will pay for its keep especially where the necessary feed Is produced on the farm in most cases from 20 to 40 cheep Is a sufficient clent number tor for the average farm there la Is usually enough pasture going to waste to supply such a small email flock of sheep during the pasture season and it Is I 1 easy to make provision tor for the winter feed mr curtis states that sheep are not tso so different front from other farm animals the two most serious problems before the sheep grower are the roaming dog and the active stomach worm the latter may be overcome by a change in past pastures dies and the use of the bluestone treatment while the dog may be frustrated by the use of corrals at night placing the sheep in the corrals Is one of the necessary farm chores in good sheep practice other than these two things the growing of sheep Is a pleasant satisfying and profitable job which most anny member of the family may have in hi charge says mr curtis the flock may be built up by using a pe cifre bred ram on a flock of common grade ewes and any farmer can follow title plan with little initial or subsequent cost A net profit of per year can be secured from a flock of 30 sheep according to actual demonstrations |