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Show MANY NEW FLOCKS OF SHEEP SINCE LAST SEASON SIZE AND QUALITY Or L'MB3 DETERMINE PROFITS. Gpcclali&tc of the Department of gri culturo At tho National Cauital Point Ont Things That Should So Known Py Aruatenr Enjaslnj In Stockralflng Everyvhcre. (orreeponitcnu Tlie Hun WA8I1IX010X, 1). ('., Mnnh 1(1 Mnn new floek of ahicp wrrt e liililinhul in the fanning ilnte lal venr nnd thi xpmitf their owner will for tlie fiwt time experienre thi himhine nnd olunnne M-nson. Spring whirh i the ImnhiiiK nnd ulnnnn riamiii, i the hnrvit eriod of tin hn pmmer, hiv Hpccinlmt of tin 1 nited Slate demrtment of ncneul lure, nnd the iixe and iptnlit of thew eniM dilinmne (lie profit. At tin t'lnc extra ntltntion hould he ;ivr to tlie ewe and lamb. In no other w. ran lime lie Usui to detler ud vantage on the fnnn if the ewi dnve not been pmperl) Ted nnd ean-d for duitiK the fall nnd winter tin cropH of lamb nnd wmd rnn he neither neith-er Inrpe nor of dipd quality. It l tin vettk, thin ewi-j that rnpiire mott nt trillion in the himbinp eiiMin, tdoupli pnvioiiH misliiku latinnt he nmedied at that time. On tho ut lit r hand, failure fail-ure lo be eomdnntl.v near b.v while the lamb nre arnvinp may mean the nu-uiff nu-uiff of onl.v mi hO or 00 k,t cent cniji of lamb where n 1'2! )xr rent m-rreae--ioniilerine Ihul manj ewe vtill have twin ran rendily do n nlixod from pood heihenliiip of (lie floek of mutton quality In iiiaiix mi (ion it in moot pnfit nMe to dave Iambi arrive in Mnrrd or i veil iMirlur. One importniit ndvnn-l.ipc ndvnn-l.ipc of tin plnn i tlmt other wotk i then Ii iirxmt nnd lull uttciitioii run lie eiveii lo (lie ewe ami tlie nev arnvnln Aimthar nilvHiitape piim 1 hv natl.v lambinp I that the lamb ik'i be made auffifientl.v denvy and fat lo market in .lime or dulv. Knrlv inarketiiiK iioimllv menu hipher iriie, and it I cxpteially ileMnihlc lieenuae the Inuili nre dn-potn d of lie-lore lie-lore Ibe time or erentir dnnper of injun, dv intenml imrHHite. Ilinewe laind an Ntnuiper tlinn I hone whiih arrive later in tlie hhikoii und are therefore, kept lor tlie hrtedinp floik Tdey nn Iww mieeptidle to injurv (tHiioeil dv pn rail tew, wliied t mol tenon in warm damp pi nod of .lulv oi AiiKiixt I he IhiiiIi tdat doni Ntnmic and viKorou, wild u pood dam, will m id I'ltle ean' I'mmpt nllenlimi khiii l the weak ImiiiIi immeilintelv tiiu lit arrival uillMreUiiitl.v renull in an. Hf il lift, hi eold wither Iambi choiild de wrapped in hot flannel doth to prrvtnt i lulling, which ma,' rrmilt in their death, and the iloths abould dtt ntiewetl a ofli ii a i meaaharv lo kiep the yimnic annua! warm. Milk abould lie piven Inil.v nnd tde lnmd n turned to (de ewe n mmiii a il i Hlnimc inouph. Some time it nmv de nieeMNr' to fei'd tlie lnmd' wild an infant' niinunK dottle, fivinp n few leNMMiufiil of milk t" erv hour for a few hour until It i1' Ninmp enoupli to nurM without n "inluuee. If lnmd nn to de hold at (dree to five month of npe they may run with their iliiiii until tlmt lime. The lamd kipt for bnislinp iur)oey lioiih) de w iiiued nt tde aumo tune hud put on fmdi mture where there ih mi dnnper of tomaeh worm. Where the weiiiunp in done ut this lime the owe inn he put in better onnililmu tor the full breed Inc. When IuiiiIhi nre to be k)t on the farm the heat method of wetiutiif; la to leave them on the old amture for time or four ilaya, removing (he ewes In A aeantj jaiatimi lo eheek their milk flow A aoou a the lnuilw leaxe fndtiuir fur their iiam tlu ma le ivimovihI In fnwd vaturea. Kwea wild larxe udilera alamld de jiarliallv milk-id milk-id iniee every tbn1 dajit until tbe R dr.v. Detail on the tare ot the floek ihiiuur the.lnmhinK avaami are aiven in Kariuem' Hullelm Xo. hill, "l'arm kybef) ItauiiiK tor lleinnuera," eoHea of whiih run lie had, ao Iuhk a the. upol lal. b applvnitf lo the I nit-ill nit-ill Statea Department of Agriculture, Waaliinfton, I) C. |