| Show FARM CK j INSURE RE SPRING CROP OF LAMBS A geat deal of the success with the lambs in the spring depends on the feed and care given th the ewes during the winter if ewes 0 ore re to develop good lambs they must have good feed and plenty of exe exercise tills this does not megalith me alith at they should be fat tile the aim should be to keep them in good thrifty condition it if plenty of roughage bage ta Is available the ewes as a rule will not need grain feed until about six weeks before lambing alfalfa hay Is one olie of tile the best feeds tor for breeding ewes writes turner wright la in tile the iowa homestead Homei tead the clover hays are also good and should bo be used when alfalfa Is not available or they can call be mixed with the alfalfa to very good il ail vantage tile the use of corn stover or sorghum all and d similar fo fodders will help to lower the cost odthe winter 1 mop but as these feeds supply only a small amount of growth materials tile ewes should shoula not be forced to subsist on them alone as weak lambs alli likely be the result used in connection with alfalfa or one of the clover hays however they Abey make a very good winter ration watch the lock flock closely and if tiny any of the ewes begin to In flesh start feeding those ewes a small amount of grain each day all tile the ewes in the lock flock ought to be put on a light grain feed about six weeks before lambing about a half pound a day of a mixture of about two thirds thard oats and one third corn or barley for each ewe la Is very good for the grain ration if one is fortunate fortuna fe enough to have a good wheat or rye pasture available tile the ewes access to it at all times when weather conditions will permit no other winter whiter feed gives quite such good ye results A supply of good water at tit it times Is in an important consideration if the water can be heated in very cold weather just enough to remove tile the C hill chill it will be better for the ewes elves many sheep men inen make the ot housing their nock flock too clo closely sely Jn in tight barns during the wint winter br A good dry place ts Is nil all that Is needed it Is very important to keep sheet sheep from getting wet in the winter A mature sheep slice does doea not need much protection from the cold as its fleece will keji it warm enough A good shed she Opell olento to I 1 the south will serve ali i purpose of winter shelter ve well I 1 distemper Is disease 4 common among horses distemper Is a dise disease ae common in colts and young joung horses it Is nihed lilied by pus producing germs which usually illy gain entrance into the upper tipper air passages und and cause and discharge fro from m the upper tipper air passa s they are transferred to the Icer kernels nels under the lie jaw and these kerne kern els Is he be come the seat of nn an abscess the germs however may enter through wounds or even through the walls of the Into intestines stines or other mucous membranes pir r ir tills reason colts aper niver should be castrated cast rated when they jre are ex pos kopd pol distemper infection 1 Diste distemper raper usually Is confined 0 cou chui membranes of the nose and thront throat and the other lymph nodes bf be lousing to these se parts the disease usually runs its course in two or i three weeks eaks in some cases how however ever infection becomes localized in other parts of the ody and may cause nh ah missa on on the holly helly or the chest tendon hentis or joints also may become i infected and kin erupt eruptions ions may even m make like nn appearance ansi in which there arp are abscesses in inaccessible places are practically hopeless ho animals which recover seldom anje regain their full measure of li caUli polluted water will disseminate ga germa polluted drinking water Is one ut t the surest means of disease germs germa and internal s in live stock surface watce con with body waste or of animals Is one of the great great sources of dl disease a so A Rood good supply of if pure witter water khouli be provided however tills Is only a half step in t the he i right direction ie he foro fore t his safe water supply can lie be effective it Is necessary to remove nil fill opportunity for animals to drink from polluted gatei water such as may be found in wagon ruts riita tracks and other depressions pres press lons yards should be ly drained and holes or bogs should bo be fenced off to keep stock drinking from thero them A water supply never Is better than the worst wore which the animals ano tie nc cess to only when it Is impossible for to got get contaminated water can the stockman stoc kinan reap the alie benefit of f a safe water aupp supply y strong young boar tile the young hour should show masculinity cul culin lill ity Y lj up should have it birong well erched backi well birung rills ribs find and a good covering of llesh flesh taci alir skin should ile he free fro from wrIn wrinkles kIs of it particular ticul tir importance la Is the die flu allty of t bone bolie and the conformation of tile hie feet ail birok legi the tees legs should be wll set bet on en short glit strong ns the boar la Is half ri to transmission of rs from the parn nam to 0 o off |
