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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Feeding racks should be constructed so that no chaff or feed can 

 fall on the sheep's fleece. The value of the fleece is often reduced one- 

 half by carelessness in this respect. Crowding through narrow doors 

 frequently causes the loss of lambs, all openings should be large enough 

 to avoid crowding. 



HOUSING. 



Sheep do not need an expensive barn. Any shed that will keep them 

 dry and keep out the wind is sufiicient. They soon lose vitality when 

 housed in a warm, unventilated barn. 



HEALTH. 



Sheep that are pastured on well drained land, well fed and wintered 

 in well ventilated sheds are usually in good health, unless afflicted with 

 parasites. 



There are two classes of parasites, the external and internal. The 

 external parasites, lice, ticks and maggots can be controlled by dipping. 

 Dipping is usually done shortly after shearing, as it takes less dip and 

 the weather is usually warm. Maggots often do considerable damage 

 during hot, wet weather. Apply gasoline or diluted turpentine to kill 

 them. Then add a disinfectant with a little pine tar to prevent infec- 

 tion and to repel flies. The internal parasites most liable to be trouble- 

 some, are stomach and lung worms. 



Owing to the cool climate of the Upper Peninsula, stomach worms 

 do not have the opportunity to multiply that they do in the warmer 

 areas. Sheep that have been pastured continuously on one field, often 

 are effected, also those that have had rams introduced from infected 

 flocks. Directions for treatment may be secured by writing this Experi- 

 ment Station. 



Fig. 33. A bunch of pigs in tlie feedlot on the farm of John Mann. Houghton County. 



