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not look as if it would naturally clean off; and 6.- By the 

 wool near to the udder being more firmly attached than the 

 wool of a pregnant sheep. 



The lambing-pen is an open, well -littered yard, often 

 erected at a suitable spot in a field of roots, and con- 

 structed of hurdles thatched with straw to provide warmth 

 and shelter for the young lambs in stormy weather. The 

 walls may alternatively be made of two webs of sheep wire- 



[After a sketch by Commander M. J. Harrison, R N. 



FIG. 48. VIEW OF ONE SIDE OF A LAMBING-PEN. 



netting (4-inch mesh) placed 6 inches apart, and packed with 

 straw between. The pen should be placed on dry ground, with 

 a southern exposure, in a sheltered place if possible, and on 

 a slope sufficient to let surface water readily escape. Small 

 covered pens, each about 44 ^ ee ^ square, are ranged round 

 the north, east, and west sides, numbering thirty to thirty- 

 five, for the accommodation of two hundred ewes. The cost 

 of the labour of erecting a lambing-pen of the size named is 

 about 3. Ewes " coming near their work " are brought in 

 at night, so that they may be more carefully tended. Ewes 



