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not from cold, but from snow and wind, especially drafts. 
The doors of the sheepshed should be large and on thesouth 
side. They should always be open, even in the coldest 
weather. The best door is one of two sections, the lower of 
which can be closed to keep the sheep in when necessary, 
while the upper is left open. The sheep should be out doors 
all the time at will except in storms, and at least one feed 
a day should be given them at some distance from their 
shed, to make them takeexercise in going and coming. Dur- 
ing the winter of ’98 and ’99 the sheep, which had been 
bought quite late in the fall were wintered over in a shed too 
small for them, without proper doors. The effect of the 
crowding and overheating became evident in the spring, 
when out of fifty lambs, only six were strong enough to live, 
in spite of the utmost care duringlambing. Since that time, 
with thesameewes anda propershed and handling, the lambs 
have been strong and healthy. Sheep can be wintered over 
on wild hay and cornfodder, but here again, best results 
cannot be expected. Clover hay is nearly a perfect feed. 
But where oats or bran can be fed towards spring it will im- 
prove the tone of the flock at lambing time. The sheep 
should not be bred before December 1st, unless ore wishes 
early March lambs and has the additional experience and 
equipment necessary for success. Mayis the most favorable 
month for lambing. While during the summer sheep require 
the least attention of any class of stock, they make up for it 
in lambing season. At this time the flock should be under 
constant watch. If the weather is cold or wet, young lambs 
unless found at once will never get up, but die of chill and ex- 
posure. If the lamb is weak when found, it may often be got- 
ten on its feet by holding the ewe and allowing it to suck, or 
even feeding it from a bottle. Promptness in rendering this 
aid to the lamb is the important point. Delay so draws on 
the vitality of the lamb that it can not often be saved. No 
amount of care will avail a constitutionally weak lamb un- 
lessit israised ona bottle asa pet, which method has its lim- 
itations. But strong vigorous lambs if born under unfavor- 
able circumstances will need these attentions, and here is 
where the care pays. Astrong Jamb born in the sunshine sel- 
dom needs attention. The ewe and young lamb should be at 
