The Question Box. 85 



away from any other, and in two years I will guarantee there will 

 not be a codling moth or wormy apple in it. 



Question. — What breeds of sheep do you prefer ? 



Mr. Woodward. — The old American Merino ; but that is no evi- 

 dence that they are best for you. 



Question. — What is the value of ensilage, compared with clover, 

 for feeding sheep? 



Mr. Smith. — A man will want clover hay to go with the en- 

 silage. He wants them both. Clover furnishes the protein, en- 

 silage the sugar and starch, both of which the sheep require. 



Question. — What causes lambs to become stiff at the age of 

 four to six weeks? What is the remedy? 



Dr. Smead. — It is a rheumatic trouble. As a rule, the slim 

 lamb does not have the disease. We find it is one whose mother 

 is a deep milker, and so the lamb takes too much of it. The ewe 

 that does not furnish milk enough, forces her lamb to look else- 

 where for food. Succulent foods are required. When I find 

 such a diseased lamb, I assist it all I can by helping it to walk, 

 and by rubbing it. The remedy is a half-teaspoonful of spirits 

 of nitre. 



Mr. Woodward. — If the breeding ewes have all the succulent 

 foods they want, there will be no trouble with the lambs. We 

 have never had a sick one from this disease. 



Question. — What is a good ration for breeding ewes? 



Dr. Smead. — With mixed clover and timothy hay for rough 

 feed, the grain should be rich in protein. Wheat bran with oats 

 and peasl makes a good ration, giving about one-fourth of a pound 

 to a hundred pounds of sheep. When timothy hay and corn 

 fodder is the roughage, the grain ration should be doubled. 



Question. — W T hat am I to do to kill the ticks on my sheep in 

 winter ? 



A Farmer. — Sheep' dips will kill the ticks ; so will washing the 

 sheep. If I did not want to shear my sheep early, I should use 

 the dips. If I wanted to shear them early, I should wash them. 



Dr. Smead. — It is a shame for any man to have ticks on his 

 sheep. I " got out of the woods " long ago, and know that ticks 

 could have become extinct long ago had the farmers been thor- 

 ough in their work. Get some one of the various dips on the 

 market. They are all good ; but I should advise selecting some 

 one of the carbolic dips. When dipping the sheep, allow its 

 head to go under. 



