474 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



LITTLE FACTS FOR BOTH BEGINNERS AND BREEDERS. 



Energy is what wins. 



Size with quality is the best policy. 



Aim high for a definite object. 



Success does not come; you have to go after it. 



Superiority in both type and individuality of your flock is the best 

 trademark. 



A clean record is the greatest kind of success. 



The period of gestation in sheep ranges usually from 21 weeks and 5 

 days to 22 weeks. 



Most of the things that breeders attribute to misfortune are due to 

 ignorance. 



It is a disgrace not to do one's level best to succeed. 



Any breed is worth caring for well, but some give larger returns than 

 others. 



First-class sheep do not come from any but first-class firms. 

 Intense earnestness, perseverance, and familiarity with the minutest de- 

 tails of the sheep industry are the chief elements of success. 



Placing grain in "self-feeders" is far from being the most economical 

 method of feeding. 



To please just one customer will give you an opportunity to please his 

 friends and acquaintances. 



Wisdom consists of doing the things it would be foolish not to do. 

 Every farmer is wise in raising sheep, and good ones, too. 



Plan your work, then work your plan. The breeder who doesn't will 

 never reach a high standing. 



Foundation breeding material from old, reputable flocks can be relied 

 upon to give uniform results of the highest class. 



Salt should be kept before the flock, and although it does not affect 

 digestion, it tends to increase consumption of food and improve nutrition. 



There is always a demand for scarce articles, therefore to obtain the 

 highest prices you must produce sheep with such, quality that they will 

 be hard to equal. 



It is not necessary that a man know all things, but in order to succeed 

 he must know who knows that which he does not know, and go to him 

 for it. 



Anyone will work hard when all is coming his way, but the sheep 

 breeder who climbs to the top of the ladder of success is he who makes 

 stepping stones of what are stumbling blocks for others. 



A breeder's reputation is based upon the class of sheep he produces — 

 the enviable one being created by the superiority in sheep sent out. 



And if you fall — why, rise again! Get up and go on; you may be 

 sorely bruised with your fall, but is that any reason for lying still, and 

 giving up the struggle cowardly? 



Sheep are creatures of habit and should always be handled by the 

 same regular and quiet attendant. Dogs and strangers should be kept 

 from the feeding pens at all times if possible. 



