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NORTHEAST EXPERIMENT FARM, 

Land, Sheep Pasture well broused. 
work. After the middle of July the brush is dry and un- 
palatable, browsing does not kill it as well, and the sheep 
will rapidlyrun down. It is thenthat they should be turned 
upon other pasture. In the early spring a little grass or rye 
pasture will also be of great help. Such a rotation of pas- 
ture requires fencing, and this will often deter the farmer 
from adapting it. But it should be held as a goal to work 
for, if sheep are to be a permanent addition to the farm. 
Success with sheep depends upon the lambs. The old 
sheep may thrive, apparently, but if the lambs are weak and 
die the flock soon melts away. The strength of the lambs 
depends more than all else, on the care and management of 
the flock through the winter. A common mistake, and one 
always attended with fatal consequences to the lambs, is to 
keep the sheep too warm. No amount of cold will hurt a 
sheep with its thick coat of wool, but crowding into a close 
shed overheats and sweats them, so that they take cold 
when turned out. Sheep should be protected in the winter 
