PROGRESSIVE SHEEP RAISING 



young lambs on farms. They feel that the success of the 

 industry depends on this, and are glad to see an effort 

 made to grow more sheep. 



Where it is practical, it pays for the farmer to buy breed- 

 ing stock from his neighbor, in order to save freight and to 

 avoid accidents and loss. This is done to a considerable 

 extent where farmers have neighbors who wish to sell small 

 numbers of sheep, but even in such cases it must be kept 

 in mind that the range sheep are usually healthier than 

 natives and besides, native ewes are apt to be infested with 

 internal parasites. From whatever source the breeding 

 ewes come, it is better to get a registered ram of superior 

 breeding from some breeder of blooded stock. 



It is necessary to buy a good ram 

 Renew Stock every second or third year for every 

 with Pure forty ewes in the flock. New blood 



Bred Ram ""* tne flock will insure a larger percent 



of healthy lambs, and will also help 

 in improving the flock. Select a good ram of the type 

 or breed you are keeping. Do not permit breeders to 

 put culls off on you. Any keeper will soon learn what are 

 the characteristics of a good ram. 



In Circular Number 42, Louisiana State College, we 

 have a very concise and at the same time rather complete 

 statement regarding breeds and classification of sheep. 

 It is so complete that we give it in part below: 



^ i "With the exception of the Merinos, 



General ^ most> if not all> of the pure -bred sheep 



Classification in this country are representatives of 

 of Breeds the numerous breeds of British origin. 



The British breeds are classified in 

 various ways, such as horned and hornless, dark-faced and 

 white-faced, mountain and lowland, long-wooled and 

 short- wooled ; but according to the best of the British 

 authorities, the most usual plan is to divide them into 

 mountain breeds, long-wooled breeds, and down breeds. 



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